FVXX21 KWBC 161745
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1630 UTC 16 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-063        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...
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ERUPTION DETAILS: POSSIBLE EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 16/1545 UTC
DOES NOT SHOW ANY ASH PLUMES ALTHOUGH EXTENSIVE METEOROLOGICAL
CLOUDS ARE PRESENT. ASH WAS LAST SEEN ON SATELLITE IMAGERY LATE
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND ESTIMATED AT FL250.

TRAJECTORY: IF ASH AT FL250 IS PRESENT, IT IS FORECASTED TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/2230 UTC.
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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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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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