FVXX22 KWBC 151500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1500 UTC 15 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1143        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 IN QUITO. UPPER
WINDS FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 14/2324 UTC AND POSSIBLE 2ND 
EMISSION AROUND 15/0630 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 15/1415 UTC
SHOWS LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE REGION MAKING IT
DIFFICULT TO DETECT ANY ASH AT THIS TIME. ASH FROM THE EARLIER
ERUPTIONS WERE ESTIMATED UP TO FL400 AND MOVED NORTH. THE
VOLCANO REMAINS UNSTABLE AND MAY HAVE ADDITONAL EMISSIONS AT
ANY TIME.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL40O WILL MOVE TOWARDS
THE NORTH AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/2100 UTC.

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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