FVXX21 KWBC 242015
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 2015 UTC 24 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 99-026       ECUADOR 1.47S 78.44W 
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BACKGROUND:    TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY
...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE. UPPER AIR SOUNDING NEAR THE VOLCANO.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS VENTING OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE LATEST GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1915 UTC
SHOWS DENSE LOW AND MIDDLE LEVEL CLOUDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE
VOLCANO MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETECT ANY ASH. THE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE CONTINUES TO REPORT THAT SEISMIC ACTIVITY REMAINS HIGH AND
IT IS LIKELY THAT THE VOLCANO WILL CONTINUE TO VENT ASH AND GASES. 
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR SUGGEST ANY ASH AT FL200/220  WOULD MOVE
SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH
ADVISORY STATEMENTS 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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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 25/0200 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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BROWN
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