FVXX21 KWBC 060630
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT  
ISSUED 0630 UTC 06 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-150         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: GOES-8 MULTISPECTRAL AND INFRARED IMAGERY. 
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO.  GUAYAQUIL MWO.  06 HOUR WIND
FORECAST FROM THE 06/0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS PLUME OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 06/0545 UTC SHOWS NO
EVIDENCE OF ASH OR STEAM BEING EMITTED FROM THE SUMMIT. THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO REPORTED EARLIER AT 05/1815 UTC THAT
THE ASH AND STEAM REACHED FL230.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH OR STEAM REMAINING WOULD MOVE WEST AT 15 TO 20
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/1230 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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WALTER
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