FVXX21 KWBC 060030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT  
ISSUED 0030 UTC 06 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-149         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 MULTISPECTRAL AND INFRARED
IMAGERY...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO...GUAYAQUIL MWO
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS PLUME OF ASH AND STEAM...
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY AS OF 05/2345 UTC SHOWS NO
EVIDENCE OF ASH OR STEAM BEING EMITTED FROM THE SUMMIT. THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO REPORTED EARLIER AT 1815UTC THAT THE
ASH AND STEAM REACHED FL230.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH OR STEAM REMAINING WOULD MOVE WEST AT 10 TO 20
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/0630 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
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