FVXX21 KWBC 082100
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2100 UTC 08 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-418        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.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE AS OF 2030 UTC
REPORTS AN ASH CLOUD REACHING FL290 OVER THE SUMMIT. SATELLITE
IMAGERY THOUGH 2015 UTC HOWEVER DID NOT REVEAL ANY ASH.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL240 SHOULD MOVE TO THE
WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS. ASH FROM FL240 TO FL290
SHOULD MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/0300 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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ORRISON
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