FVXX21 KWBC 141115
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1115 UTC 14 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-054        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...UPPER AIR DATA AND REPORTS FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE...14/0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL FORECAST SOUNDING DATA...
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM...
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 14/1015 UTC INDICATES A
LARGE CLOUD OF MOSTLY THIN ASH AND STEAM PUSHING FROM THE SUMMIT AND
DOWN TO THE SOUTHWEST. WELL TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT IS A
POCKET OF THICKER ASH THAT WAS EMITTED ABOUT 6 HOURS AGO. THE
MAJORITY OF THE ASH AND STEAM CLOUD IS BECOMING POORLY DEFINED AND
WILL LIKELY NOT BE DETECTABLE IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. THE ASH AND
STEAM IS BELIEVED TO BE AS HIGH AS FL300 HOWEVER MOST OF IT IS
BELIVED TO BE NOW BETWEEN FL240 AND FL300. 
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AT 14/1015 UTC THE ASH AND STEAM EXTENDS EXTENDS 144 KM (78 NMI) TO
THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT TO A POINT AT 0209S7933W. THE CLOUD IS
59 KM (32 NMI) WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AND STEAM FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL300 IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE 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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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 14/1730 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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ORRISON
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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