FVXX21 KWBC 271840
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1840 UTC 27 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-110         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
SATELLITE IMAGERY...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO...INFORMATION
FROM UNITED AIRLINES...GUAYAQUIL MWO...
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT FROM 1721 UTC TO 1733 UTC...
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE GUAYAQUIL MWO AND A
REPORT FROM UNITED AIRLINES INDICATE THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN ERUPTION
AT TUNGURAHUA. SATELLITE IMAGES AS OF 27/1815 UTC INDICATES THAT
THERE IS SOME ASH LEAVING THE SUMMIT. AT 1815 UTC IT EXTENDS FROM
0130S7826W TO 0118S7849W AND IS 15 KM (8 NMI) WIDE. SATELLITE
IMAGERY AND UPPER-AIR DATA SUGGEST THAT THE ASH HAS REACHED ABOUT
FL300. 
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TRAJECTORY: WEST AT 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 28/0100 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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ORRISON/TURK
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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