FVXX21 KWBC 021915
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1915 UTC 02 JUN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-646         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 AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED AN ERUPTION
OF THE VOLCANO TO FL270 NEAR 02/1235 UTC WITH THE ASH MOVING
TO THE WEST. THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY THE INSTITUTE
REPORTS THAT THE VOLCANO IS PRODUCING A CONTINUOUS SMALL
COLUMN OF NEAR SUMMIT ASH TO FL180.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL270 WILL MOVE TO THE
WEST AT 20 KTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/0130 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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KARST 
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