FVXX21 KWBC 030730
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0730 UTC 03 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-905         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. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 03/0000 UTC AVIATION
MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: ASH IS NOT SEEN IN THE SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 03/0645 UTC.  
THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED VOLCANIC ASH OVER THE
VOLCANO TO FL220 AT 03/0342 UTC. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL220 WILL MOVE TOWARD
THE WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/1330 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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WALTER
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