FVXX21 KWBC 062000
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 2000 UTC 06 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-919        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.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS GASES AND OCCASIONAL ASH
EMISSIONS. 
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DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH COULD BE DISCERNED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1915 UTC DUE TO INCREASING CLOUD COVER. SIGMET 3 FROM
GUAYAQUIL REPORTED AN AIRCRAFT OBSERVATION AT 06/1344 UTC OF
ASH OVER THE VOLCANO FL170 MOVING WEST. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL170 MOVING WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/0200 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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BROWN
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