FVXX21 KWBC 080930
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0930 UTC 08 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 99-089     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
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ERUPTION DETAILS: THE INSTITUTO GEOFISICO REPORTS A NEARLY
CONTINUOUS EMISSION OF STEAM AND ASH NEAR THE SUMMIT AND STRONG
SEISMIC ACTIVITY.
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DETAILS OF ASH: INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY INDICATED THAT
AN ERUPTION OF TUNGURAHUA OCCURRED AROUND 0830 UTC.  A 10 KM (5 NMI)
WIDE PLUME EXTENDED FROM THE SUMMIT TO A POINT 30 KM EAST OF THE
SUMMIT NEAR 1.5S78.2W AT 0845 UTC.  THE HEIGHT OF THE PLUME WAS
ESTIMATED AT FL300.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE EAST BETWEEN 10 AND 20 KNOTS. 
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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 08/1530 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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TURK
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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