FVXX21 KWBC 300130
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0130 UTC 30 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 99-185       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...REPORT FROM THE GEOFISICO INSTITUTO.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS STEAM AND ASH EMISSIONS AND OCCASIONAL
EXPLOSIONS OF ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: DUE TO CLOUDS OVER THE REGION SATELLITE IMAGERY THRU
0045 UTC CAN NO LONGER DETECT THE ASH PLUME SEEN PREVIOUSLY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE INSTITUTO REPORTS THE VOLCANO CONTINUES TO EMIT GASES
AND ASH BELOW FL250.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT ANY ASH BELOW FL250
WOULD MOVE TO THE WEST 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 30/0730 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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