FVXX21 KWBC 142100
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2100 UTC 14 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-442        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.  6 HOUR UPPER WIND FORECAST FROM THE
14/1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL.  REPORTS FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS GAS EMISSIONS WITH
OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: AT 14/1950 THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS
ASH OVER THE VOLCANO UTC HOWEVER NO HEIGHT WAS GIVEN. THE LAST
REPORTED HEIGHT OF ASH WAS TO FL220 AT 14/1414 UTC.  SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 14/2015 UTC SHOWS CONTINUED CLOUDINESS IN THE
VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DETECT ANY ASH.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL220 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT
10-20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/0300 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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WALTER
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