FVXX21 KWBC 100720
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0720 UTC 10 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-549         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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.  6 HOUR FORECAST FROM THE 10/0000 UTC AVN MODEL.
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL STEAM AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED PROBABLE
ASH OVER THE VOLCANO TO FL220 AT 0717 UTC MOVING WEST.  
MULTI-LAYERED CLOUDS AROUND THE VOLCANO ARE OBSCURING THE
DETECTION OF ANY ASH IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0645 UTC.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MAY EXIST TO FL220 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS
THE WEST AT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 10/1330 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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