FVXX21 KWBC 011430
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1430 UTC 01 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-387         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 THROUGH 1345 UTC.  6 HOUR UPPER WIND
FORECAST FROM THE 0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL.  GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 01/1345 UTC
INDICATES AN ASH PLUME TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT.  A
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT CONFIRMS THIS ASH PLUME.
   THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PLUME IS LOCATED AT 0136S7835W
WHICH IS 20 KM (11 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT.  THE PLUME IS 11 KM
(6 NMI) WIDE AND IS ESTIMATED AT FL230.    
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 01/2030 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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CLARK
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"