FVXX21 KWBC 081830
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1830 UTC 08 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-542         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 WIND FORECAST FROM THE 08/1200
UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 08/1745 UTC SHOWED A
FAINT AND NARROW ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO
0127S7842W...APPROXIMATELY 28 KM (15 NMI) TO THE WEST. THE
PLUME WAS 8 KM (4 NMI) WIDE AND ESTIMATED TO BE UP TO FL320. 
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST AT 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/0030 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"