FVXX21 KWBC 261530
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1530 UTC 26 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-362         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.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS DEGASSING WITH OCCASIONAL ASH
EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1445 UTC SHOWED
BROKEN CLOUDCOVER OVER THE REGION WITH NO ASH DETECTION. THE
MWO HAS A SIGMET OUT FOR ASH REPORTED AROUND THE SUMMIT OF THE
VOLCANO TO FL260. THIS ASH CAN NOT BE DETECTED IN IMAGERY DUE
TO CLOUDS.
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TRAJECTORY: THE WINDS ARE VARIABLE AROUND THE VOLCANO AND
FORECASTED MOVEMENT IS DIFFICULT. THE SIGMET REPORTS THE ASH
PLUME MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST TO EAST.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/2130 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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