FVXX21 KWBC 010830
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0830 UTC 01 NOVEMBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 99-057      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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION
MODELS QUITO GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT

ERUPTION DETAILS EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION THE VOLCANO AT ABOUT 0730 UTC

DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0745 UTC INDICATES A
ENHANCED AREA OF ASH NEAR THE VOLCANO.  THE QUITE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE CONFIRMS AN EXPLOSIVE EVENT.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH ABOVE FL200 WOULD MOVE GENERALLY TOWARD THE WEST
AT 15-20 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 WHEN MORE INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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SCHWARTZ
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