FVXX20 KWBC 230230
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001AUG23/0230Z   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: 2001/208
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE.  GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS ERUPTION SINCE 06/1203Z. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0145Z SHOWS EXTENSIVE
CLOUDINESS OVER THE AREA MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DETECT ASH.
OBSERVATIONS FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT ASH BETWEEN FL200
TO FL250.
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TRAJECTORY:. ASH UP TO FL250 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 10 TO 15
KTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/0830Z.
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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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KARST
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