FVXX21 KWBC 131415
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1415 UTC 13 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-185         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.  6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM
THE 13/0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ALMOST CONTINUOUS ERUPTION OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: AT 1315 UTC AN ASH PLUME EXTENDED 32 KM (17 NMI)
FROM THE SUMMIT TO 0114S7836W.  THE PLUME WAS 13 KM (7NMI) WIDE.  A
PILOT REPORT AT 1238 UTC INDICATED THE ASH WAS AT FL200. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 13/2015 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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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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