FVXX21 KWBC 031940
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1940 UTC 03 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-907         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. SIX HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 03/1200
UTC AVIATION MODEL. PILOT REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM MOST
RECENTLY BEGINNING ABOUT 0600 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH: ASH IS VISIBLE IN MULTI-SPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 1845 UTC.  THE PLUME IS APPROXIMATELY 86 TO
122 KM (46-66 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT.  THE AREA CAN BE DESCRIBED
AS WITHIN 17 KM (9 NMI) EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 0113S 7923W
TO 0140S 7928W.  BASED ON A PILOT REPORT THIS ASH IS AT FL250. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL300 WILL MOVE TOWARD THE
WEST AROUND 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 04/0130 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"