FVXX21 KWBC 242210
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2210 UTC 24 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-354         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...1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL FORECAST SOUNDING DATA.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL SMALL EXPLOSIONS REPORTED.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2115 UTC DOES NOT
INDICATE ANY AREAS OF ASH. THERE WAS AN ASH PLUME BELIEVED TO
BE PRESENT ABOUT 5 TO 6 HOURS AGO. SINCE THAT TIME THERE HAS
BEEN A MULTITUDE OF CLOUD DECKS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION
WHICH HAS MADE IT DIFFICULTY TO DETECT ASH. ANY ASH CURRENTLY
PRESENT IS STILL BELIEVED TO BE NEAR FL200.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL200 SHOULD MOVE WEST
TO SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 25/0400 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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ORRISON
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