FVXX21 KWBC 061300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1300 UTC 06 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-024         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. 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: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1215 UTC SHOWS NO CURRENT
ASH PLUME.  LOW AND MIDDLE LAYER CLOUDS ARE OBSCURING THE VOLCANO
WITH SOME CLEAR AREAS TO THE WEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE CURRENT SIGMET
REPORTS ASH OVER THE VOLCANO WITH A HEIGHT ABOVE FL300.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH ABOVE FL300 WOULD MOVE SOUTHWEST AT UP TO 20 KTS.
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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 06/1900 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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