FVXX21 KWBC 070010 CCA
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY - CORRECTION
ISSUED 0000 UTC 07 JUN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-665 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
06/1800 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: LATE AFTERNOON VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 06/2145
UTC SHOWS A WELL DEFINED PLUME EXTENDING TOWARDS THE
WEST-NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE SUMMIT. THE PLUME IS 43KM
(23NMI) IN LENGTH 10KM (5NMI) WIDE AND EXTENDS TO THE
POINT: 0119S 7848W. BASED ON MODEL WIND DATA THE HEIGHT OF
THE ASH IS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN THE SUMMIT LEVEL AND FL250.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND FL250 WILL MOVE TOWARDS
THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10-15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/0600 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC
ASH ADVISORIES 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash"
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