FVXX20 KWBC 150558
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001AUG15/0558Z   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: 2001/173
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
GUAYAQUIL SIGMET. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO. AVIATION MODEL
UPPER WIND FORECAST.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION SINCE 06/1203Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0445Z SHOWED AN ASH
PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO 0206S7915W OR APPROXIMATELY 114 KM
(62 NMI) TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE VOLCANO.  THE PLUME WAS UP TO 36 KM
(19 NMI) WIDE AND ESTIMATED TO BE UP TO FL280 BASED ON AN OBSERVATION
TAKEN BY THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE AT 0142Z.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/1200Z.
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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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TURK
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