FVXX21 KWBC 241200
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1200 UTC 24 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 99-160         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. 
24/0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL 06 HOUR FORECAST
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH AND GAS EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1115 UTC SUGGESTED A
POSSIBLE ASH PLUME EXTENDING 46 KM (25 NMI) TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST
FROM THE SUMMIT TO A POINT NEAR 1.2S/78.2W.  THE PLUME WAS 20 KM (11
NMI) WIDE.  THE HEIGHT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN FL250 AND FL300. 
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT 10 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 AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 24/1800 UTC OR SOONER IF
ADDITIONAL DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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TURK
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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