FVXX21 KWBC 142030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 2030 UTC 14 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-952        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.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: GASES AND OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS. 
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DETAILS OF ASH: ASH WAS NOT DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 14/1945 UTC. EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS IN THE VICINITY OF
THE SUMMIT IS OBSCURING THE DETECTION OF POSSIBLE ASH. THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED THAT THREE MODERATE EXPLOSIONS
TOOK PLACE THIS MORNING WITH ASH ESTIMATED TO ABOUT FL200. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MIGHT EXIST FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL200
WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT ABOUT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/0230 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND 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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ORRISON
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