FVXX21 KWBC 012130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 2130 UTC 01 JUNE 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-642         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.  WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.
SIGMET FROM THE GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 01/2045 UTC SHOWS AN ASH
PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST.  THE
PLUME IS ABOUT 30 KM (16 NMI) LONG AND ABOUT 5 KM (3 NMI)
WIDE.  THE PLUME EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY TO THE POINT 0122S
7841W AND MIGHT EXTEND FARTHER BUT WEATHER CLOUDS MAKE IT
DIFFICULT TO SEE BEYOND THIS POINT.  AT 01/2040 UTC THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED ASH TO FL230 MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL230 IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/0330 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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