VXX22 KWBC 122000
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 2000 UTC 12 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1130        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 AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE AT QUITO. 
AVIATION MODEL FROM 12/1200 UTC.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS
OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS AT THE VOLCANO TO FL220. SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 12/1915 UTC SHOWS LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS
OVER THE VOLCANO MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DETECT ANY ASH AT THIS
TIME.
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TRAJECTORY: ACCORDING TO THE AVIATION MODEL ANY ASH THAT MAY
EXIST UP TO FL220 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AT 13/0200 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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KARST
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