FVXX22 KWBC 170045                 
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001MAR17/0045Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA   1502-08
LOCATION: 0128S 7826W   AREA: ECUADOR
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/37
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.  GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE SIGMET
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSION AT 16/2256Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE OBSERVED AN ASH
EMISSION TO FL290 AT 2256Z.  THE ASH MOVED TOWARD THE EAST
NORTHEAST. THE LATEST GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 17/0015Z
SHOWS DENSE WEATHER CLOUDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO. NO ASH IS
VISIBLE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS REPORTED TO BE MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST. 
UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT ASH NEAR FL290 WOULD MOVE AT ABOUT
15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 17/0700Z.   
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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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