FVXX21 KWBC 271930
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1930 UTC 27 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 99-175        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 MULTISPECTRAL AND
INFRARED IMAGERY...SIGMET FROM GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH
OFFICE...  REPORT FROM THE GEOFISICO INSTITUTO.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH AND GAS EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH IS SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 27/1845
UTC.  THE GEOFISICO INSTITUTO REPORTS THAT THE VOLCANO HAS AN ALMOST
PERMANENT PLUME OF GASES AND A LITTLE ASH THAT REACHES AROUND 1KM
(3,300FT) ABOVE THE SUMMIT TO AROUND FL200. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT ABOUT FL200 WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST AT LESS
THAN 15 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 AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 28/0130 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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