FVXX21 KWBC 071300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1300 UTC 07 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-156         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. WIND FORECAST FROM THE
07/1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE GUAYAQUIL MWO REPORTED ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AT
07/0115 UTC REACHING FL260. THE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1215 UTC
SHOWS NO DISCERNIBLE ASH AT THIS TIME DUE TO EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS
OVER THE AREA.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH REACHING FL260 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE
WEST AT 25 TO 30 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL STILL BE ISSUED BY 07/1900 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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BROWN
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