FVXX21 KWBC 091530
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1530 UTC 09 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-168         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...06 HOUR WIND FORECAST
FROM THE 0600 UTC AVN MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEW LARGE ERUPTION STARTED AT 1245 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1445UTC SHOWS A
LARGE NEW ERUPTION OF ASH EXTENDING TO THE NORTH OR NORTHWEST OF THE
SUMMIT. THE HEIGHT IS ESTIMATED AT FL350.
THE ASH IS BOUNDED BY POINTS: 0128S 7827W TO 0111S 7849W TO 0059S
7832W.
ASH FROM THE EARLIER ERUPTION IS STILL EVIDENT TO THE SOUTHWEST OF
THE VOLCANO AT FL200. THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS ASH IS AT 0133S 7834W
WHICH IS 17 KM (9NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT AND IS 6 KM (3NMI) WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL350 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 15
KNOTS. ASH AT FL200 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20
KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 09/2130 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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CLARK/KARST
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"