FVXX22 KWBC 141800
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1800 UTC 14 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1138        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. SIGMETS FROM THE GUAYAQUIL
METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE. UPPER WIND FORECAST FROM THE
AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE
VOLCANO MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DETECT ANY ASH IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY AT THIS TIME. THE LAST REPORT OF VOLCANIC ASH BY THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE WAS AT 13/1825 UTC HEIGHT UNKNOWN. THE
VOLCANO REMAINS UNSTABLE AND MAY ERUPT AT ANY TIME.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT IF THERE IS ANY
ASH NEAR THE SUMMIT IT WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT 10 TO 15
KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/0000 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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