FVXX21 KWBC 070720
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0720 UTC 07 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-281         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...0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL SOUNDING DATA
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: BROKEN AREAS OF CLOUDINESS FROM EARLIER
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
07/0645 UTC. THERE HAS BEEN AN OCCASIONAL HOT SPOT OF NOTE AT
THE SUMMIT BUT NO ASH CLOUDS ARE EVIDENT IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
AT THIS TIME. ANY ASH OR STEAM THAT IS PRESENT IS BELIEVED TO
BE MINOR IN NATURE WITH A HEIGHT NO GREATER THAN FL200.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AND STEAM THAT MAY EXIST FROM THE SUMMIT
TO FL200 SHOULD MOVE TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/1330 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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ORRISON
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