FVXX21 KWBC 032300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT  
ISSUED 2300 UTC 03 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-140         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...MULTISPECTRAL AND INFRARED
IMAGERY... WIND FORECAST FROM THE 12 UTC AVIATION
MODEL...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO
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ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT ERUPTIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: AN ASH PLUME WAS DETECTED IN THE 1945 UTC VISIBLE
IMAGE EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO THE POINT 0126S7846W OR ROUGHLY
35 KM (19 NMI) TO THE WEST OF THE SUMMIT.  THE PLUME WAS UP TO 10 KM
(5 NMI) WIDE.  THE PLUME WAS ESTIMATED AT FL230 BASED ON AN 1810 UTC
REPORT FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.  CLOUDS HAVE OBSCURED THE
SUMMIT AND SURROUNDING VICINITY SINCE 1945 UTC.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 04/0500 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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TURK
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"