FVXX21 KWBC 241200
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1200 UTC 24 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-481         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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.  6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 24/0600 UTC AVIATION
MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS GASES AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 24/1115 UTC SHOWS
MULTI-LAYERED CLOUDS OVER THE AREA OF THE VOLCANO MAKING
DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT.  A POSSIBLE PLUME WAS SPOTTED
EARLIER THIS MORNING MOVING ALMOST DUE WEST. THIS PLUME COULD
NOT BE DETECTED AN HOUR LATER DUE TO CLOUDINESS. THE LAST
REPORT OF ASH WAS AT 23/2256 UTC WITH ASH TO FL260.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL260 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST-SOUTHWEST
AT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 24/1800 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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