FVXX21 KWBC 161310
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1310 UTC 16 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-575         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. WIND FORECAST FROM THE 16/0000 UTC
AVIATION MODEL. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS GAS AND OCCASIONAL ASH
EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 16/1215 UTC SHOWS AN ASH 
PLUME EMANATING FROM TUNGURAHUA. THE PLUME IS BOUNDED BY
0128S7826W 0104S7845W 0103S7926W AND 0126S 7934W. ASH
ESTIMATED TO FL320 IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL320 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST
AT 12 TO 18 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/1900 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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BROWN
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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