FVXX21 KWBC 152130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001MAY15/2130Z  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: 2001/60

INFORMATION SOURCE: GUAYAQUIL SIGMET...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE
GOES 8 VISIBLE AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. AVIATION MODEL
WIND FORECAST.       
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION REPORTED AT AROUND 1330Z AND
AGAIN AROUND 1400Z 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: DUE TO EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS IT IS
DIFFICULT TO DETECT FROM SATELLITE IMAGERY ANY ASH FROM THE
EARLIER ERUPTIONS. THE GUAYAQUIL SIGMET WARNED ABOUT ASH
FROM THE SUMMIT TO AROUND FL240. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER
OBSERVATIONS OF VOLCANIC ASH.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND FL250 IS FORECAST
TO MOVE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENT.
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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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KARST
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