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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1620 UTC 24 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-353         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...0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL FORECAST SOUNDING DATA.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL SMALL EXPLOSIONS REPORTED.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1545 UTC SHOWED A
NARROW INDISTINCT PLUME EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY TO THE POINT
0147S 7847W.  THIS IS ABOUT 30 NMI TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE
VOLCANO.  EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS IN THE AREA MAKES EXACT
PLACEMENT OF THE PLUME DIFFICULT. ASH IS ESTIMATED AT FL200.
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TRAJECTORY: SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 24/2230 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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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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