FVXX21 KWBC 102212
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 2230 UTC 10 JUN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-681 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..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 10/2145 UTC SHOWS A
POSSIBLE FAINT ASH PLUME EXTENDING TO WEST TO THE POINT 0124S
7900W WHERE IT MERGES WITH AN AREA OF CLOUDS. THIS PLUME IS
ABOUT 60 NMI LONG AND 5 NMI WIDE AND IS ESTIMATED AT FL230.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH BETWEEN THE
SUMMIT AND FL230 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST SOUTHWEST
AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 11/0430 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash"
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