FVXX21 KWBC 160730
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0730 UTC 16 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-319         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.  6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 16/0600 UTC AVIATION
MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 16/0645 UTC SHOWS
LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE AREA MAKING DETECTION OF ASH
DIFFICULT.  
THE FINAL VISIBLE IMAGE OF THE DAY AT 15/2245 UTC SHOWED A
NARROW ASH PLUME EXTENDING TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST AWAY FROM THE
SUMMIT.
IN ADDITION AT 15/2300 UTC LATACUNGA REPORTED VOLCANIC ASH
OVER THE VOLCANO.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY EXISTING ASH BETWEEN FL170 AND FL270 WOULD
MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/1330 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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WALTER
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