FVXX21 KWBC 222222
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001SEP22/2222 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: 2001/273
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
UPPER AIR FORECAST WINDS FROM THE AVIATION MODEL. GUAYAQUIL
METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE
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ERUPTION DETAILS: PILOT REPORT OF ASH AT 22/2130Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALED AN ASH
CLOUD WITHIN 5 KM (3 NMI) IN EVERY DIRECTION OF 127S7833W. THE ASH CLOUD
WAS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR FL240 BASED ON A PILOT REPORT. MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY INDICATED A THE HOT SPOT AT 2115Z WAS NO LONGER DETECTED AT 2145Z
SUGGESTING THAT THE ERUPTION MAY NOT BE ONGOING AT THIS TIME.
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TRAJECTORY: NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTADS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/0430Z.
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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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TURK
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