FVXX21 KWBC 161930
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1930 UTC 16 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-321         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.  6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 16/1200
UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 16/1915 UTC
SHOWS LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE AREA MAKING DETECTION
OF ASH DIFFICULT. MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY DOES NOT INDICATE ANY
ASH OVER THE VOLCANO.  

TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MIGHT EXIST BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND
FL300 WOULD MOVE TO THE WEST AT 20 KTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 17/0130 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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KARST
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