FVXX21 KWBC 260340
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0340 UTC 26 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-360         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...GUAYAQUIL MWO...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS DEGASSING WITH OCCASIONAL SMALL
ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0245 UTC SHOWS NO
SIGNS OF ASH. HOWEVER THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE HAS REPORTED
ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AT 0237 UTC. THERE CONTINUES TO BE
A RATHER EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF CLOUDINESS IN THE REGION WHICH IS
COMPLICATING THE DETECTION OF ASH. SO FAR THIS EVENING THERE
HAS NOT BEEN ANY ASH EVIDENT IN SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE ASH IS
ESTIMATED TO AS HIGH AS FL200.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL200 SHOULD MOVE
MAINLY TO THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/0930 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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