FVXX21 KWBC 060800
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0800 UTC 06 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-917        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. GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS GASES AND OCCASIONAL ASH
EMISSIONS. 
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DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH COULD BE DISCERNED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 06/0715 UTC. CLOUD COVER COULD BE HAMPERING THE
DETECTION OF ASH. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE NOTED IN ITS DAILY
REPORT FOR 05 AUGUST THAT COLUMNS WITH MODERATE AMOUNTS OF ASH
WERE OBSERVED BOTH EARLY AND LATE IN THE DAY AS HIGH AS FL230. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MAY EXIST TO FL230 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS
THE WEST OR WEST NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/1400 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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CLARK
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