FVXX21 KWBC 230730
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0730 UTC 23 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-091         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...23/0000 UTC UPPER AIR DATA FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH CAN BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
23/0645 UTC DUE TO DENSE METEOROLOGICAL CLOUDS OVER THE VOLCANO.  
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT ANY ASH BETWEEN THE
SUMMIT AND FL220 WOULD MOVE TO 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 23/1330 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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BROWN/NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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