FVXX21 KWBC 110700
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0700 UTC 11 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-175 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. 6 HOUR WIND FORECASTS FROM THE
10/1800 UTC AVN MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEW ERUPTION AT 10/1145 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH IS VISIBLE IN THE LATEST GOES-8 INFRARED
AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY AT 0615 UTC. THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGE OF THE
DAY AT 10/2215 UTC SHOWED FAINT ASH AROUND THE SUMMIT WITH
INDETERMINATE MOTION.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY REMAINING ASH AT FL230 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 15-20 KT.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 11/1300 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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