FVXX21 KWBC 200030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0030 UTC 20 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-589         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 WIND FORECAST FROM THE 19/1800 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 THROUGH 19/2345 UTC SHOWS
LOW AND MIDDLE LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE AREA MAKING DETECTION OF
ASH DIFFICULT. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL260 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE
WEST AT 10-15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 20/0630 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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