FVXX22 KWBC 230215
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0215 UTC 23 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1101        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. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE. AVIATION MODEL WIND
FORECAST.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH PLUME IS DETECTABLE IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 23/0145 UTC. NO FURTHER REPORTS OF ASH HAVE
BEEN RECEIVED RECENTLY BUT THE VOLCANO HAS BEEN QUITE ACTIVE
OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS AND EMISSIONS OF ASH ARE POSSIBLE AT
ANY TIME. THE LAST ERUPTION HAD PUT ASH UP TO FL300. AN
ABUNDANCE OF CLOUDINESS OVER THE SUMMIT IS MAKING IT DIFFICULT
TO ASCERTAIN THE LEVEL OF ACTIVITY AT THIS TIME. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY REMAINING ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL300 WOULD
MOVE TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/0830 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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ORRISON
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