FVXX21 KWBC 060530
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED 0530 UTC 06 JUN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-661        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.  SIX HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 06/0000 UTC AVIATION
MODEL. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT THROUGH THE GUAYAQUIL MWO.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH:.  MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0445
UTC SUGGESTED THAT AN ERUPTION HAD OCCURRED AROUND 0200 UTC.
ASH WAS SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT
TO 0127S7845W OR APPROXIMATELY 30 KM (16 NMI) TO THE WEST. 
THE PLUME WAS UP TO 7 KM WIDE AND ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR FL270
BASED ON A 0000 UTC OBSERVATION FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE. A HOT SPOT WAS ALSO NOTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0415 UTC.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/1130 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC
ASH ADVISORIES 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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TURK
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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