FVXX21 KWBC 081915
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1915 UTC 08 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-163         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...06 HOUR
WIND FORECAST FROM THE 1200 UTC AVN MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH IS VISIBLE AT THIS TIME IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE EXTENSIVE METEOROLOGICAL CLOUDS PRESENT.  THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE THROUGH THE GUAYAQUIL MWO REPORTS THE LATEST
ASH EMISSIONS AT FL230-260.

TRAJECTORY: WEST NORTHWEST AT 15-20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/0130 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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