FVXX21 KWBC 031330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1330 UTC 03 JUN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-649        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.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 03/1245 UTC SHOWS A
POSSIBLE PLUME OF ASH AND STEAM EXTENDING TO THE WEST
SOUTHWEST OF THE VOLCANO. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS
THAT THE VOLCANO HAS AN ALMOST CONTINUOUS PLUME OF ASH AND
STEAM UP TO FL180.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT ANY ASH BETWEEN
THE SUMMIT AND FL180 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT
15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/1930 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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