FVXX20 KWBC 160855
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001AUG16/0900Z   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: 2001/17 
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. GUAYAQUIL
SIGMET. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO. AVIATION MODEL UPPER WIND
FORECAST.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS ERUPTION SINCE 06/1203Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES8 IMAGERY THROUGH 0815Z SHOWS NO DEFINITE ASH
PLUME ALTHOUGH THERE ARE POSSIBLE INDICATIONS OF ASH MAINLY TO THE
SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT.                                     
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL280 IS FORECAST TO MOVE  MAINLY BETWEEN SOUTHEAST
AND SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 KTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/1500Z.
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INTERNET URLS...
MESSAGE LISTSERV   WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/SUBSCRIBE.HTML
MESSAGES GRAPHICS AND IMAGERY   WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/WASHINGTON.HTML
(ALL LOWERCASE EXCEPT /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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