FVXX21 KWBC 230110
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0110 UTC 23 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1173        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 THROUGH
0015 UTC. 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: GOES-8 MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY AT 0015 UTC
SHOWS AN ASH PLUME EXTENDING TO THE EAST OF THE VOLCANO. THE
PLUME EXTENDS FROM THE SUMMIT TO THE POINT 0129S7805W AND IS
38 KM (21 NMI) LONG AND 8 KM (4 NMI) WIDE. THE HEIGHT OF THE
PLUME IS ESTIMATED AT FL250 BASED ON UPPER AIR WINDS FROM THE
AVIATION MODEL. 
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THE ASH SHOULD MOVE TO
THE EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/0700 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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RUMINSKI
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"