FVXX21 KWBC 200200
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0200 UTC 20 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-334         ECUADOR 0128S 7826W 
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BACKGROUND:    TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. UPPER WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVN MODEL. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: POSSIBLE ASH EMISSION AT APPROX 19/1215 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH: EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS OVER THE REGION IS
HINDERING THE DETECTION OF ASH. THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECENT
REPORTS OF STRONG ASH EMISSIONS.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH TO FL300 WOULD
MOVE WESTWARD AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 20/0800 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC
ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING
ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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