FVXX21 KWBC 101500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1500 UTC 10 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-425        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
NATIONAL..WEATHER SERVICE NUMERICAL MODELS.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: MOSTLY STEAM WITH SOME ASH  
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DETAILS OF ASH:  SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1415 UTC DOES NOT
INDICATE ANY ASH ALTHOUGH THERE IS EXTENSIVE CLOUDS PRESENT.
THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS EMISSIONS OF MOSTLY STEAM
OCCURRING AT APPROXIMATELY FL200.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT FL200 IS FORECASTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE
WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 10/2100 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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SCHWARTZ

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