FVXX20 KWBC 161430
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001AUG16/1430Z   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: 2001/179
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND 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 SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A PLUME OF ASH
EXTENDING TO THE SOUTHWEST FROM THE SUMMIT. IMAGERY THROUGH 1345Z SHOWS
THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ASH PLUME AT 0209S 8125W WHICH IS 321 KM (173 NMI)
FROM THE SUMMIT. THE PLUME IS APPROXIMATELY 12 KM (6 NMI) WIDE. THE ASH IS
ESTIMATED AT FL280.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL280 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 KTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/2030Z.
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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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