FVXX21 KWBC 010920
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0920 UTC 01 NOVEMBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 99-058 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...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION
MODELS QUITO GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT
ERUPTION DETAILS EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION THE VOLCANO AT ABOUT 0730 UTC
DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0845 UTC INDICATES A BRIEF
EXPLOSIVE EVENT. A SMALL AREA OF ASH IS SEEN NEAR THE POINT 1.45S
78.65W OR ABOUT 13 NMI WEST NORTHWEST OF THE VOLCANO. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE NUMERICAL MODEL DATA WOULD PUT THE ASH AT ABOUT
FL200. ASH IS OBSERVED MOVING TOWARD THE WEST TO WEST NORTHWEST AT
15 KT.
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TRAJECTORY: WEST TO WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 KT..
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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 01/1530 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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SCHWARTZ
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash"
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