FVXX22 KWBC 181215
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1215 UTC 18 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1153        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.  GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE. SIX HOUR WIND
FORECAST FROM THE 18/1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 18/1036 UTC. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO HAS
REPORTED AN OBSERVATION OF ASH TO FL260.  THIS ASH IS NOT
DETECTED IN THE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 18/1145 UTC.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL260 WILL MOVE WEST NORTHWEST AT UP TO 10
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BEFORE 1830 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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