FVXX21 KWBC 122145
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2130 UTC 12 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-304         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 AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 12/1200 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FROM THE
AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 2115 UTC DOES NOT SHOW
ANY ASH DUE TO EXTENSIVE CLOUDS OBSCURING THE VIEW. 
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT ANY ASH UP TO
FL250 TO MOVE WEST AT 10 KNOTS. ASH ABOVE FL250 WOULD MOVE
NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 13/0330 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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