FVXX21 KWBC 130440
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0440 UTC 13 JUL 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-815         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. GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE SIGMET
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ERUPTION DETAILS: GASES WITH OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS.  
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DETAILS OF ASH: A GUAYAQUIL SIGMET REPORTS THAT AT 13/0357 UTC
VOLCANIC ASH TO FL260 WAS OBSERVED.  NO ASH CAN BE SEEN IN
SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0345 UTC POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF THE LOW
LEVEL WEATHER CLOUDS IN THE AREA.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT ANY ASH BETWEEN
THE SUMMIT AND FL260 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT ABOUT 20
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 13/1030 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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