FVXX22 KWBC 141200
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1200 UTC 14 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1137        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. SIGMETS FROM THE GUAYAQUIL
METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE. UPPER WIND FORECAST FROM THE
AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH IS SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1115 UTC.  HOWEVER ASH DETECTION MIGHT BE HINDERED BY
THE LOW LEVEL WEATHER CLOUDS IN THE AREA. THE LAST REPORT OF
VOLCANIC ASH BY THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE WAS AT 13/1825 UTC
HEIGHT UNKNOWN.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT IF THERE IS ANY
ASH NEAR THE SUMMIT IT WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT LESS THAN
10 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 14/1800 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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