FVXX21 KWBC 031930
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1930 UTC 03 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-267         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 INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL. 
GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE
REPORT
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: AT 03/0206 UTC THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE
REPORTED VOLCANIC ASH OVER THE VOLCANO MOVING WEST. NO ASH IS
VISIBLE IN THE LATEST GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 1845 UTC.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL300 WOULD MOVE WESTWARD.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/0130 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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BROWN
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