FVXX21 KWBC 230300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0300 UTC 23 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-985         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: GAS AND OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 23/0215 UTC SHOWS
LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO. THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED VOLCANIC ASH OVER THE VOLCANO
TO FL300 AT 22/2237 UTC MOVING WEST.
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TRAJECTORY: THE WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL
INDICATES ASH TO FL300 WILL MOVE TO THE WEST OR WESTNORTHWEST
AT 10 TO 15 KTS.

OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/0900 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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