FVXX20 KWBC 211500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001AUG21/1500Z 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: 2001/202
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED..MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS ERUPTION SINCE 06/1203Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1415Z SHOWS AN AREA
OF FAINT ASH EXTENDING WEST (180 DEGREES) FROM THE SUMMIT AROUND 210
KM (113 NMI) TO POINT 0123S 8021W AND WAS ROUGHLY 55 KM (30 NMI)
WIDE. THE ASH IS ESTIMATED BASE ON SATELLITE OBSERVATION TO BE BELOW
FL200.
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TRAJECTORY:. ASH BELOW FL200 SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST AROUND
10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 21/2100Z.
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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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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