FVXX21 KWBC 281430
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1430 UTC 28 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-370         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 INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY  GUAYAQUIL MWO. WIND FORECAST FROM THE
AVIATION MODEL. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS DEGASSING WITH OCCASIONAL ASH
EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 28/1415 UTC SHOWS
EXTENSIVE CLOUDS OVER THE AREA MAKING DETECTION OF ASH
DIFFICULT. THE INSTITUTE REPORTED YESTERDAY THERE HAS BEEN
SOME INCANDESCENCE AT THE CRATER AND PLUME WAS 1 KM ABOVE THE
SUMMIT WHICH IS AROUND FL200. TODAY THE SUMMIT IS CLOUD
COVERED.    
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL230 SHOULD MOVE TO
THE WEST AROUND AT 5-10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 28/2030 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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