FVXX22 KWBC 150025
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0025 UTC 15 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1140        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. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE. UPPER WINDS FORECAST FROM THE
AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSION AROUND 2324 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED AN
ASH EMISSION AROUND 14/2324 UTC WHICH PRODUCED A LARGE COLUMN
TO ABOUT FL400. SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 2345 UTC SHOWS A THICK
ASH CLOUD EXTENDING FROM THE VOLCANO TO THE NORTHEAST (47
DEGREES).  AT 2344 UTC THE ASH EXTENDED 20 KM (11 NMI) FROM
THE VOLCANO TO THE POINT 0121S 7819W AND IS ABOUT 15 KM (8
NMI) WIDE. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 TO
20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/0630 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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