FVXX21 KWBC 060107
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0100 UTC 06 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-022         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. 1800 UTC AVIATION MODEL WIND FORECAST. GUAYAQUIL
METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE SIGMET AND UPPER AIR WIND MEASUREMENTS
FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: ASH IS NOT DISCERNABLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
0145 UTC ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE VICINITY OF
THE VOLCANO SPREADING CLOUDS OVER THE AREA. EARLIER ASH WAS
ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN FL200 AND FL250 BASED ON INFORMATION FROM
THE GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE.  
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TRAJECTORY: BASED ON UPPER AIR WIND REPORTS FROM THE INSTITUTE AND
CLOUD DRIFT AS SEEN FROM GOES-8 ANY ASH BETWEEN FL200 AND FL300
WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15
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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 06/0700 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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RUMINSKI/NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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