FVXX21 KWBC 150830
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0830 UTC 15 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-954        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. WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: GASES AND OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS. 
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DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH CAN BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 15/0745 UTC BUT ASH DETECTION IS HAMPERED BY THE LOW
LEVEL WEATHER CLOUDS IN THE AREA. ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 14
THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED THREE MODERATE EXPLOSIONS
PRODUCING ASH TO ABOUT FL200. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MIGHT EXIST FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL200
WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/1430 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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