FVXX21 KWBC 011330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1330 UTC 01 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-511         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. SIX HOUR
FORECAST FROM THE 01/0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1245UTC SHOWED
AN ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO 0129S7913W OR
ROUGHLY 88 KM (48 NMI) TO THE WEST. THE  PLUME WAS UP TO 21 KM
(11 NMI) WIDE AND ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL250.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 01/1930 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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