FVXX21 KWBC 252310
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2310 UTC 25 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-359         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 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...GUAYAQUIL MWO...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS DEGASSING WITH OCCASIONAL SMALL
ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2245 UTC SHOWS NO
SIGNS OF ASH. HOWEVER THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE HAS REPORTED
ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AT 2238 UTC. EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS IN THE
REGION IS BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF DIMINISHING AND THIS
COULD ALLOW FOR THE DETECTION OF THE NEW ASH THIS EVENING. THE
ASH IS ESTIMATED TO AS HIGH AS FL200.
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TRAJECTORY: SATELLITE IMAGERY CONFIRMS THE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE REPORT OF ASH MOVING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND
CUURENTLY IT IS AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/0500 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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ORRISON
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