FVXX21 KWBC 081530
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1530 UTC 08 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 99-090     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 AND 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: SATELLITE IMAGERY THRU 1445 UTC DETECTS NO ASH OR
STEAM BEING EMITTED FROM THE VOLCANO. EARLIER AT 0830 UTC
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY DID SHOW A PLUME MOVING EASTWARD FROM THE
SUMMIT. ANY ASH REMAINING FROM THIS ERUPTION IS ESTIMATED AT FL300.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL300 WILL MOVE EASTWARD AT 10 TO 20 KTS.
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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 08/2130 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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KARST
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