FVXX21 KWBC 251000
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1000 UTC 25 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-356         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 0915 UTC SHOWED
EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS...THE RESULT OF THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY...WHICH HAS PRECLUDED THE DETECTION OF ASH.  AN ASH
PLUME...ESTIMATED NEAR FL200...WAS LAST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY AT 24/1545 UTC.  ANY ASH CURRENTLY PRESENT IS STILL
BELIEVED TO BE NEAR FL200.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MAY EXIST TO FL200 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS
THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 25/1600 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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TURK
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