FVXX21 KWBC 051300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1300 UTC 05 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-020         ECUADOR 0128S 7826W 
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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. 06UTC AVIATION MODEL WIND FORECAST. 05/0000 UTC UPPER WIND
MEASUREMENTS FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1215 UTC SHOWS A
THIN FAINT ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE NORTH. 
THE PLUME EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY 26 KM (14 NMI) TO THE POINT 0113S
7827W. THE PLUME IS 7 KM (4 NMI) WIDE. ASH IS ESTIMATED TO BE
BETWEEN FL200 AND FL250
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH AT LESS THAN 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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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 05/1900 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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TURK/NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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