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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0130 UTC 05 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-272         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. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 04/1800
UTC AVIATION MODEL.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 05/0045 UTC SHOWED
EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS OVER THE SUMMIT AND SURROUNDING VICINITY
WITH NO EVIDENCE OF ASH. THE LAST INDICATION OF ASH CAME AT
04/2200 UTC WHEN RIOBAMBA REPORTED VOLCANIC ASH OVER THE
SUMMIT.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL300 WOULD MOVE
TOWARDS THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 05/0730 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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WALTER
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