FVXX21 KWBC 160400
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0400 UTC 16 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-573         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. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 15/1800 UTC 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: NO ASH IS SEEN ON THE CURRENT SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 16/0415 UTC.  HOWEVER, A WELL DEFINED HOT SPOT
IS VISIBLE IN THE MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  ASH WAS LAST SEEN ON
THE SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 15/2215 UTC AND WAS REPORTED BY THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE AT 15/2048 UTC TO FL280.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL280 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15-20
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/1000 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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WALTER
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