FVXX21 KWBC 230055
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0055 UTC 23 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1172        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 MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. THE
METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE IN GUAYAQUIL. THE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE. 6 HOUR UPPER AIR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 22/1800 UTC
AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS AN ASH
EMITTING ERUPTION AT 22/2325 UTC. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: EVIDENCE OF AN ASH PLUME IS SEEN IN
GOES-8 MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. THE ASH PLUME IS MOVING TO THE
EAST AND IS ESTIMATED AT FL250. 
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THE ASH SHOULD MOVE TO
THE EAST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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A STATEMENT WITH GRAPHIC WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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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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