FVXX21 KWBC 141500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1500 UTC 14 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-441        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...6 HOUR UPPER WIND FORECAST FROM THE
0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL...REPORTS FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS GAS EMISSIONS WITH
OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS ASH OVER
THE VOLCANO TO FL220 AT 1414 UTC. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
1415 UTC SHOWS EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS IN THE VICINITY OF THE
VOLCANO MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DETECT ANY ASH.
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TRAJECTORY: THE ASH IS REPORTED TO BE MOVING EAST. MODEL
FORECAST WINDS SUGGEST THE ASH WOULD BE MOVING AT 5 TO 15 KTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 14/2100 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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RUMINSKI
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