FVXX20 KWBC 231630
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001MAR23/1630 VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08
LOCATION: 0128S 7826W    AREA: ECUADOR
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/41
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: VOLCANIC ASH CLOUD AT 23/1530Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS THERE WAS
A BRIEF ASH EMISSION FROM THE VOLCANO AT 23/1530Z TO FL290.
EXTENSIVE CLOUDS OVER THE VOLCANO MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE ANY
ASH CLOUD IN SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE ASH CLOUD WAS OBSERVED MOVING
NORTHWEST.
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TRAJECTORY: ACCORDING TO UPPER AIR FORECASTS FROM THE AVIATION
MODEL ASH UP TO FL290 SHOULD MOVE TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST AT 10
KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AT 23/2230Z.
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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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KARST
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