FVXX21 KWBC 221845
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1845 UTC 22 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 99-153         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 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. THE GEOFISICO INSTITUTO. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS STEAM AND ASH EMISSIONS AS REPORTED BY
THE GEOFISICO INSTITUTO.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1745 UTC SHOWS DENSE
CLOUDS OVER THE AREA MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANY ASH. SIGMET
3 FROM GUAYAQUIL REPORTED ASH OVER THE VOLCANO TO FL350 MOVING
TOWARD THE EAST AND NORTHEAST.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL350 IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AND NORTHEAST.
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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 AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/0100 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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BROWN/SAB/NOAA/NESDIS
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