FVXX21 KWBC 060130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0130 UTC 06 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-405         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: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2345 UTC
SHOWS EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS OVER THE REGION MAKING ANY
DETECTION OF ASH AND STEAM DIFFICULT. THE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE REPORTS THAT ASH AND STEAM CONTINUES TO BE EMITTED
FROM THE VOLCANO.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT ANY ASH BETWEEN
THE SUMMIT LEVEL AND FL300  WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT 15
TO 20 KTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/0730 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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KARST
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