FVXX21 KWBC 241800
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1800 UTC 24 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-482         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 WIND FORECAST FROM THE 24/1200
UTC AVIATION MODEL.  INSTITUTO GEOFISICO IN QUITO.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS GASES AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 24/1715 UTC SHOWS NO
VISIBLE ASH PLUME AT THIS TIME.  MULTI-LAYERED CLOUDS OVER THE
AREA OF THE VOLCANO ARE MAKING DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT. THE
LAST REPORT OF ASH WAS AT 24/1636 UTC BY THE INSTITUTO
GEOFISICO WITH ASH TO FL230.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL230 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST-SOUTHWEST
AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 25/0000 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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