FVXX21 KWBC 121935
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1935 UTC 12 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-182         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. GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST
FROM THE 12/1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION OF ASH AND STEAM
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DETAILS OF ASH: AN ASH PLUME EXTENDED FROM THE SUMMIT TO 0121S7833W
TO 0120S7841W AT 1945 UTC.  THE PLUME WAS UP TO 10 KM (5 NMI) WIDE. 
A 1900 UTC SURFACE REPORT FROM CHIMBORAZO (SERB) INDICATED ASH WAS
AT FL260.  ASH FROM THIS MORNINGS ERUPTIONS HAS DISSIPATED.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 12/0230 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 
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