FVXX21 KWBC 141430
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1430 UTC 14 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-951        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.
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: GASES AND OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS. 
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DETAILS OF ASH: ASH WAS NOT DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 14/1345 UTC PARTLY DUE TO CLOUDINESS IN THE VICINITY
OF THE SUMMIT. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED THAT THREE
MODERATE EXPLOSIONS TOOK PLACE THIS MORNING WITH ASH ESTIMATED
TO ABOUT FL200. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MIGHT EXIST FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL200
WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT ABOUT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 14/2030 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND 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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