FVXX21 KWBC 271430
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1430 UTC 27 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-366         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.  24 HOUR WIND FORECAST
FROM THE 26/1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS DEGASSING WITH OCCASIONAL ASH
EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 27/1315 UTC SHOWS A
WELL DEFINED PLUME EXTENDING TO THE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE
SUMMIT.  THE PLUME IS 23 KM (12 NMI) IN LENGTH AND IT IS
BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING POINTS: 0128S 7827W 0123S 7817W AND
0117S 7824W.  A 1144 UTC REPORT FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE
INDICATED THAT THE ASH WAS ABOVE FL230.  
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL230 SHOULD MOVE TO
THE NORTHEAST AT 5-10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/2030 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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WALTER   
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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