FVXX20 KWBC 1723555      
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001MAY17/23155Z   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: 2001/61

INFORMATION SOURCE: GUAYAQUIL SIGMET. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT.
GOES 8 VISIBLE AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. AVIATION MODEL WIND
FORECAST.            
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AROUND 17/2330Z. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE CALLED TO REPORT AN
ERUPTION OF THE VOLCANO. SURFACE OBSERVATION ESTIMATED THE ASH CLOUD
TO SEVERAL THOUSAND KILOMETERS ABOVE THE SUMMIT. A PILOT REPORT AT
2337Z REPORTED THE HEIGHT TO AROUND FL300 AND MOVING SOUTHWEST. NO
SATELLITE IMAGERY OF THE ERUPTION WAS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BETWEEN FL160 AND FL300 IS FORECAST TO MOVE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 18/0045Z.
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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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