FVXX21 KWBC 061900
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1900 UTC 06 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-153         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...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO...GUAYAQUIL MWO... 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM...
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE GUAYAQUIL MWO REPORTED EARLIER IN THE DAY THAT
THERE WAS ASH OVER THE VOLCANO REACHING FL230. HOWEVER THE SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 06/1815 UTC STILL SHOWS AN ABUNDANCE OF CLOUDINESS
WITH NO ASH SEEN AT THIS TIME. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH REACHING FL230 IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST AT 15 TO
20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL STILL BE ISSUED BY 07/0100 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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