FVXX21 KWBC 030130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0130 UTC 03 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-904         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. WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: EXTENSIVE LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE
VOLCANO MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DETECT ASH IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 03/0045 UTC.  THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED
VOLCANIC ASH OVER THE VOLCANO TO FL230 AT 02/1718 UTC. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL250 WILL MOVE TOWARD
THE WEST AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/0730 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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