FVXX21 KWBC 081120
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1120 UTC 08 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-161         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...QUAYAQUIL MWO...12 HOUR
WIND FORECAST FROM THE 0000 UTC AVN MODEL
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED VOLCANIC ASH OVER
THE VOLCANO AT 0940 UTC.  MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
1045 UTC CONFIRMED THAT AN ERUPTION HAD TAKEN PLACE.  AN ASH CLOUD
WAS SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT AND EXTENDED FOR 32 KM (17 NMI) BETWEEN
0132S 7834W TO 0128S 7851W.  THE CLOUD WAS 10 KM (5 NMI) WIDE AND
ESTIMATED AT FL300.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/1730 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/HUGHES
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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