FVXX21 KWBC 300200
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0200 UTC 30 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-119 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W
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BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08)
SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE...GOES-8 INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY...UPPER AIR SOUNDING
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 30/0115 UTC SHOWS DENSE
CLOUDINESS HINDERING THE DETECTION OF ASH IN THE VICINITY OF THE
VOLCANO.
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TRAJECTORY: NIL
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 30/0800 UTC.
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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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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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BROWN
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