FVXX21 KWBC 051930
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1930 UTC 05 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-404         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. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH COULD BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 05/1845 UTC ALTHOUGH THERE ARE EXTENSIVE CLOUDS IN THE
AREA.  THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS THAT OCCASIONAL
EMISSIONS OF GAS AND ASH ARE CONTINUING TO OCCUR.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT ANY ASH BETWEEN
THE SUMMIT LEVEL AND FL300  WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT
ABOUT 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/0130 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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SCHWARTZ
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