FVXX21 KWBC 261100
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1100 UTC 26 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-615         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. 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM THE 00 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS COVER THE AREA AROUND
THE VOLCANO MAKING ANY DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT AT THIS
TIME. THE LAST REPORTED ERUPTION OF THE VOLCANO WAS AT 25/2230
UTC BUT THE VOLCANO REMAINS UNSTABLE AND MAY ERUPT AT ANY
TIME.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL300 WILL MOVE WEST AT
20 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/1700 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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KARST
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