FVXX21 KWBC 081238
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1238 UTC 08 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-541 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 08/0600
UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 08/1145 UTC SHOWED A
NARROW ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO 0134S7844W OR
APPROXIMATELY 35 KM (19 NMI) TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST. THE PLUME
WAS 7 KM (4 NMI) WIDE AND ESTIMATED TO BE UP TO FL320.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/1830 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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TURK
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash"
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