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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 2030 UTC 30 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-379         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. 30/1800 UTC UPPER WIND FORECAST FROM
THE 30/1200 UTC AVN MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS GAS EMISSIONS WITH OCCASIONAL ASH
EXHALATIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 2015 UTC SHOWS
EXTENSIVE LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS OBSCURING THE VOLCANO FIELD
OF VIEW. MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY DOES NOT INDICATE THE PRESENCE
OF ANY ASH AT THIS TIME. 
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH UP TO FL300 TO
MOVE WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 31/0230 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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HUGHES
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