FVXX22 KWBC 181830
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1830 UTC 18 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1154        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 TO FL260. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 18/1745 UTC
DOES NOT INDICATE ANY ASH FROM THE ERUPTION AT 1036 UTC. THE
VOLCANO REMAINS UNSTABLE AND FURTHER ERUPTIONS MAY OCCUR AT
ANY TIME.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL260 WILL MOVE WEST NORTHWEST AT UP TO 10
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS 
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 19/0030 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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