FVXX21 KWBC 070130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0130 UTC 07 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-409         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. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH IS VISIBLE IN THE LATEST GOES-8
SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2345 UTC. A SURFACE REPORT AT 2100
UTC FROM CHIMBORAZO SERB REORTS VOLCANIC ASH OVER THE VOLCANO
AT SUMMIT LEVEL AT FL160.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY VOLCANIC ASH PRESENT UP TO FL200 WOULD MOVE
WEST AT 15 TO 20 KTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/0730 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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KARST
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