FVXX21 KWBC 260700
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0700 UTC 26 JUL 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-872         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. 26/0600 UTC FORECAST UPPER WINDS FROM THE AVIATION
MODEL. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS VOLCANIC ASH
OVER THE VOLCANO AT 26/0529 UTC. THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF THIS
ASH IS AT NEAR SUMMIT LEVEL.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH UP TO FL200 TO
MOVE WEST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/1300 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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KARST
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