FVXX21 KWBC 170730
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0730 UTC 17 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-323         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 17/0000 UTC AVIATION
MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: EMISSIONS OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 17/0645 UTC SHOWS
THE AREA AROUND THE VOLCANO OBFUSCATED BY LAYERED CLOUDS THUS
MAKING DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT.  IN ADDITION..ASH THAT WAS
SEEN EARLIER THIS EVENING IS NO LONGER VISIBLE.

TRAJECTORY: ANY REMAINING ASH AT FL190 WOULD MOVE TO THE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT 20 KTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 17/1330 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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