FVXX21 KWBC 091925
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1925 UTC 09 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-291         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...AVIATION MODEL FORECAST
DATA...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: CLOUDS OBSCURED THE VOLCANO THROUGH 09/1845
UTC MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETECT ASH. ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE
BEEN NO RECENT REPORTS OF ASH THE VOLCANO REMAINS SEISMICALLY
ACTIVE AND A NEW ERUPTION COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME. THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE INDICATED THAT 3 EXPLOSIONS WERE
REGISTERED YESTERDAY.
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TRAJECTORY: WINDS BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND FL240 ARE GENERALLY
BLOWING TOWARDS THE WEST.  ALTHOUGH ASH CANNOT BE DETECTED IN
SATELLITE IMAGERY ANY ASH THAT MIGHT EXIST BETWEEN FL160 AND
FL200 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT 15 KNOTS WHILE ASH BETWEEN
FL200 AND FL240 COULD BE EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST
SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 10/0130 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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