FVXX21 KWBC 262100
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 2100 UTC 26 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1000         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.  WINDS FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION
MODEL. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: GAS AND OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: ASH WAS NOT SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
26/2015 UTC. BROKEN CLOUDS COVERED THE AREA AROUND THE VOLCANO
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DETECT ASH. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE
REPORTED 4 MODERATE EXPLOSIONS YESTERDAY ALONG WITH CONSTANT
TREMORS. HOWEVER NO ASH WAS OBSERVED DUE TO THE PERSISTENT
CLOUDINESS IN THE AREA.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT SUMMIT LEVEL WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE
WEST AT ABOUT 15 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/0300 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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