FVXX21 KWBC 140200
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0200 UTC 14 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-564         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. WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL. GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS GAS AND OCCASIONAL ASH
EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 13/2215 UTC
SHOWED A FAINT NARROW PLUME EXTENDING WEST FROM THE SUMMIT
AROUND 40 KM (19 NMI) HOWEVER AT 14/0115 NO PLUME COULD BE
DETECTED IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. THE LAST GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE REPORT INDICATED ASH OVER THE VOLCANO WITH AN
ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF AROUND FL200. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL200 WOULD MOVE TOWARD
THE WEST AROUND 15-20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 14/0800 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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