FVXX21 KWBC 091220
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1220 UTC 09 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-545         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...0600 UTC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MODEL FORECAST DATA.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL STEAM AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 09/1145 UTC SHOWS
OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM. VISIBLE AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY SUGGESTS A RATHER MINOR PLUME MOVING TO
THE WEST. A HOT SPOT IS NOTED AT 1145 UTC ALSO. DESPITE THE
EVIDENCE OF ASH IT IS DIFFICULT TO OUTLINE IT DUE TO EXTENSIVE
CLOUDINESS MOVING IN FROM THE EAST WHICH HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED
WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE ASH AND STEAM HAS REACHED
AS HIGH AS FL320 OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL320 WILL MOVE TO THE WEST
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 09/1830 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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ORRISON
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