FVXX21 KWBC 150100
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY  
ISSUED 0100 UTC 15 JUN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-698      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.
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT. GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUAL NEAR SUMMIT GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS. 
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DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH COULD BE DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 15/0015 UTC. THE INSTITUTE REPORTS THAT ASH EMISSION
IS LIGHT AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO MAJOR ERUPTIONS SINCE EARLIER
THIS MORNING. THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF THE PLUME OF GAS AND
LIGHT ASH FROM THE VOLCANO IS AROUND FL230 AND EXTENDS WEST
1KM FROM THE SUMMIT.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH TO FL250 IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AROUND
15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/0700 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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