FVXX21 KWBC 021310
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1310 UTC 02 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-515         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: CONTINUOUS GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY
THROUGH 1215 UTC SHOWS THAT THERE IS AN ASH PLUME MOVING TO
THE WEST OF THE SUMMIT. THERE IS ALSO AN AIRCRAFT REPORT AND
TWO SURFACE REPORTS WHICH CONFIRM THE ASH. ASH IS BEING
REPORTED OVER THE VOLCANO REACHING FL230. SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWS THAT THERE IS A RATHER STRONG HOT SPOT AT THE SUMMIT
WHICH SUGGESTS CONTINUOUS ACTIVITY.
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AS OF 1215 UTC THE ASH EXTENDS 114 KM (62 NMI) TO THE WEST OF
THE SUMMIT REACHING THE POINT 0124S 7928W. THE ASH PLUME IS 21
KM (11 NMI) WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND FL230 IS MOVING WEST AT
10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/1900 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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