FVXX21 KWBC 142240
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 2240 UTC 14 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-568         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 14/1800
UTC AVIATION MODEL. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT AND PILOT
REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS GAS AND OCCASIONAL ASH
EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: AT 14/2140 UTC A PILOT REPORT INDICATED ASH
OVER THE VOLCANO TO FL280. NO MOVEMENT WAS INDICATED BUT THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AT 14/2125 UTC ASH
MOVING TO THE WEST. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 14/2215 UTC
SHOWS EXTENSIVE CLOUDS OVER AND AROUND THE AREA OF THE VOLCANO
MAKING DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT.  
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT FL280 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT 10-15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/0500 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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RUMINSKI
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