FVXX21 KWBC 250045
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0045 UTC 25 DEC 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 99-290         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...1800 UTC AVIATION MODEL DATA
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ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH WAS DETECTED THROUGH BROKEN CLOUDS IN THE
FINAL VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES OF THE DAY.  NO ASH WAS DETECTED
THROUGH MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS THROUGH 24/2345 UTC. IN GENERAL
OCCASIONAL SMALL EXPLOSIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY THE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE ON AN ALMOST DAILY BASIS AND THESE TYPICALLY PRODUCED ASH
AND STEAM BETWEEN FL180 AND FL230. 
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT ANY ASH BETWEEN FL160
AND FL230 WOULD MOVE AT 15 KNOTS OR LESS.  THE WIND IS LIGHT AND
VARIABLE BUT ASH AT THESE LEVELS WOULD GENERALLY MOVE TOWARD THE
NORTH.
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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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EFFECTIVE JANUARY 3 2000 AT 0000 UTC... ALL REFERENCES TO LATITUDE
AND LONGITUDE IN VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS WILL BE IN DEGREES
AND MINUTES OF A DEGREE.  EXAMPLE: 16.70N 62.20W  WILL BE 1642N6212W
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 25/0100 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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