FVXX21 KWBC 270900
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0900 UTC 27 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1002         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.  WINDS FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL. GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: GAS AND OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: ASH HAS NOT SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
27/0815 UTC ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME CLOUDS PRESENT. THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AT 27/0455
UTC AND REPORTED SEVERAL EXPLOSIONS DURING THIS PAST DAY WITH
THE MAXIMUM REPORTED HEIGHT OF THE ASH BEING FL250.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT SUMMIT TO FL250 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE
WEST AT ABOUT 15 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/1500 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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CLARK
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