FVXX21 KWBC 021200 
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1200 UTC 02 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-007         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.
6 HOUR FORECAST WINDS FROM THE 02/0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS WITH AN
EXPLOSION OCCURRING AROUND 01/2230 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 02/1115 UTC SHOWS THE AREA
AROUND THE VOLCANO OBSCURED IN DENSE MULTILAYERED CLOUDS THUS MAKING
DETECTION OF ASH IMPOSSIBLE.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY REMAINING ASH AT FL250 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE
SOUTHWEST 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.
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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 02/1800 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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WALTER/SAB/NOAA/NESDIS
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