FVXX21 KWBC 032130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 2130 UTC 03 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-521         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...12 UTC AVIATION WINDS FORECAST
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY
THROUGH 2045 UTC SHOWS AN ASH PLUME TO THE WEST OF THE SUMMIT. 
THE PLUME EXTENDS 30 KM (16 NMI) WEST FROM THE SUMMIT TO
0128S7143W AND IS 9 KM (5 NMI) WIDE.  ASH IS ESTIMATED AT
FL190.     
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL190 WILL MOVE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 04/0330 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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CLARK
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