FVXX21 KWBC 292000
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT  
ISSUED 2000 UTC 29 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-118         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: GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE...GOES-8
VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY...UPPER AIR
SOUNDING  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: A BREAK IN THE EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS THAT HAS BEEN
SHROUDING THE VOLCANO REVEALS AN ASH PLUME IN VISIBLE AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THROUGH 1915 UTC. THE ASH EXTENDS AT LEAST
21 KM (11 NMI) TO THE WEST OF THE VOLCANO TO THE POINT
0128S7838W AND IS 10 KM (6 NMI) WIDE. THE ASH MAY EXTEND FURTHER
TO THE WEST BUT CLOUDS OBSCURE THE VIEW. THE ASH IS ESTIMATED TO BE
AT FL200. 
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TRAJECTORY: BASED ON OBSERVED UPPER AIR WINDS THIS MORNING THE ASH
IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS 
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 30/0200 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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RUMINSKI
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"