FVXX21 KWBC 261300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1300 UTC 26 JUL 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-873         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. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 1245 UTC DOES NOT
INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF ASH. THE INSTITUTE REPORTS THAT A
VERY SMALL ASH COLUMN WAS SEEN EARLIER THIS MORNING RISING TO
300 M ABOVE THE VOLCANO TO FL170. 
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH UP TO FL200
WOULD MOVE WEST AT 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/1900 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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HUGHES
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