FVXX21 KWBC 110730
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0730 UTC 11 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-297         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...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: NO ASH CAN BE DETECTED IN THE 0645 UTC GOES-8
IMAGE DUE TO EXTENSIVE METEOROLOGICAL CLOUDINESS IN THE
VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO. 
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT IF THERE IS ANY
ASH NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE SUMMIT IT WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE
WEST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 11/1330 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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