FVXX21 KWBC 272000
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 2000 UTC 27 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 99-038      ECUADOR 1.47S 78.44W 
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BACKGROUND:    TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY..GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NUMERICAL MODELS.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL VENTING OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 27/1915 UTC SHOWS
EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS OVER THE AREA THUS MAKING DETECTION OF ANY ASH
IMPOSSIBLE.
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THE QUITO GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE THROUGH THE GUAYAQUILL MWO REPORTS
ASH FROM THE VOLCANO AT FL200 MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST.
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TRAJECTORY: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NUMERICAL METEOROLOGICAL MODELS
INDICATE THAT ANY ASH AT FL200 WOULD MOVE TOWARD SOUTH AT 5-10 KT.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH
ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH
LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS  
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 28/0200 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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WALTER/SAB/NOAA/NESDIS
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