FVXX21 KWBC 030145
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0145 UTC 03 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-264         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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.  GUAYAQUIL
METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: A PILOT REPORT RELAYED VIA THE GUAYAQUIL MWO
INDICATED ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AT 02/2031 UTC.  THE HEIGHT WAS
BETWEEN FL180 AND FL310.  SATELLITE DATA OVER ECUADOR HAS BEEN
UNAVAILABLE MOST OF THE AFTERNOON IN ORDER TO SUPPORT US
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/0730 UTC.

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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