FVXX21 KWBC 190500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0500 UTC 19 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-073         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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
0000 UTC UPPER AIR WINDS FROM MODEL DATA.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LAST ERUPTION AROUND 17/0115 UTC
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 0415 UTC SHOWS DENSE
CLOUDINESS OVER THE REGION MAKING ANY DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT.
ASH OBSERVED EARLIER WAS ESTIMATED AT FL250 TO FL300.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ASH AT FL250/300 WOULD MOVE
TOWARD THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 19/1100 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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KARST/NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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