FVXX21 KWBC 071840
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1840 UTC 07 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-157         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: GOES-8 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 1615 UTC SHOWED
A PLUME OF ASH EMANATING FROM THE SUMMIT. THE PLUME ESTIMATED TO
FL260 EXTENDS 46KM (25NMI) TO THE WEST AND IS 5KM (3NMI) WIDE.
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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 08/0100 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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BROWN
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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