FVXX21 KWBC 031200
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1200 UTC 03 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-519         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...GUAYAQUIL
MWO...06 UTC AVIATION WINDS FORECAST
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 1115 UTC SHOWS LOW AND
MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE VOLCANO MAKING DETECTION OF ASH AND
STEAM DIFFICULT. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED VOLCANIC
ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AT 03/0104 UTC AND A PILOT REPORT AT
02/1936 UTC MENTIONED ASH TO FL300.

TRAJECTORY: IF THERE IS ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL300 IT
WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/1800 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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KARST
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