FVXX21 KWBC 040330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0330 UTC 04 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-522         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...00 UTC AVIATION WINDS FORECAST
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY AT 0245 UTC SHOWS
AN ASH PLUME TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE PLUME
EXTENDS 37KM (20NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT AND IS 4KM (2NMI) WIDE. 
ASH IS ESTIMATED TO FL190.     
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL190 WILL MOVE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 04/0930 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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BROWN
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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