FVXX21 KWBC 062240
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2240 UTC 06 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-027         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 AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 
1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL WIND FORECAST.  GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN
QUITO
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2215 UTC SHOWED A PLUME 12
KM (6 NMI) WIDE EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO THE SOUTHEAST FOR
APPROXIMATELY 53 KM (29 NMI) TO A POINT NEAR 0143S7804W.  THE PLUME
WAS ONLY APPARENT IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY AS HIGH LEVEL CIRRUS
CLOUDS HAD OBSCURED THE SUMMIT AND THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS.  ASH
HEIGHT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE.  OBSERVERS FROM THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE HAD REPORTED ASH TOPS ABOVE FL300 EARLY THIS
MORNING HOWEVER 12 HOUR FORECAST WIND DATA FROM THE 1200 UTC
AVIATION MODEL SUGGESTED THAT THE PLUME WAS CURRENTLY AT FL200.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST 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 AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/0430 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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TURK
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"