FVXX21 KWBC 031930
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1930 UTC 03 JUN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-650        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 03/1845 UTC SHOWS
EXTENSIVE LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS IN THE VICINITY OF THE
VOLCANO.  THE VOLCANO REMAINS UNSTABLE AND MAY EMIT ASH AND
STEAM AT ANY TIME TO NEAR SUMMIT LEVEL OF 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 04/0130 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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