FVXX21 KWBC 260915
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0933 UTC 26 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-489         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.  UPPER WINDS FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0815 UTC CONTINUED
TO SHOW A VERY DISTINCT HOT SPOT.  MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY
THROUGH 0815 UTC SHOWED A PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO 
POINT 0118S7846W OR ROUGHLY 42 KM (23 NMI) TO THE WEST
NORTHWEST.  THE PLUME WAS UP TO 12 KM (6 NMI) WIDE AND
ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR FL320.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/1530 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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TURK
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