FVXX21 KWBC 020230
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0230 UTC 02 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-389         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.  6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 01/1800 UTC AVIATION
MODEL.  GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 02/0145 UTC SHOWS
EXTENSIVE LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE REGION MAKING
DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT.  IN ADDITION..THE ASH SEEN EARLIER
AND REPORTED ON MESSAGE NUMBER 388 IS NO LONGER VISIBLE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT LEVEL TO FL230 WILL MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/0830 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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