FVXX21 KWBC 190030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0030 UTC 19 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-585         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.  GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT.  6 HOUR
WIND FORECAST FROM THE 18/1800 UTC AVIATION MODEL. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS GAS AND OCCASIONAL ASH
EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE LAST USEABLE VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY OF
THE DAY THROUGH 18/2215 UTC SHOWS A NARROW PLUME PARTIALLY
OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.  THIS PLUME EXTENDED TO THE POINT 0130S
7849W AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 8KM (5NM) WIDE AND 42KM (25NMI)
LONG.  LATER INFRARED AND MULTTSPECTRAL IMAGERY THROUGH
19/0015 UTC DOES NOT SHOW THIS PLUME.  THE LATEST GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE REPORTED ASH OVER THE SUMMIT AT 18/1503 UTC TO
FL260.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL260 WILL 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 19/0630 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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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"