FVXX22 KWBC 111400
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1400 UTC 11 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1125        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. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH REPORTED AT 1317 UTC.

DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 11/1315 UTC
SHOWS NO DISCERNABLE ASH PLUME DUE TO OVERCAST CLOUDS.  AT
1317 UTC THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED ASH OVER THE
VOLCANO BUT THE ASH HEIGHT IS NOT KNOWN.
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TRAJECTORY: IF THERE IS ANY ASH AT OR NEAR SUMMIT LEVEL IT
WILL MOVE TO THE WEST AT ABOUT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 11/2000 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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HUGHES
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