FVXX22 KWBC 152000
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 2000 UTC 15 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1144        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 AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO. UPPER
WINDS FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LAST MAJOR ERUPTION OCCURRED AT 14/2324 UTC 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER REPORTS OF AN
ERUPTION AT THE VOLCANO SINCE THE 14/2324 UTC MAJOR ERUPTION
AND POSSIBLE SECOND ERUPTION AT 15/0630 UTC. CLOUDS COVER THE
REGION AROUND THE VOLCANO MAKING ANY DETECTION OF ASH
DIFFICULT. THE VOLCANO REMAINS UNSTABLE AND MAY HAVE
ADDITIONAL EMISSIONS AT ANY TIME.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT SUMMIT LEVEL WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE
WEST AT 15 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/0200 UTC.

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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KARST
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