FVXX21 KWBC 021300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1300 UTC 02 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-262         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 VISIBLE INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO.  
6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 02/0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS THAT THE
VOLCANO HAS BEEN QUIET IN RECENT HOURS.  SATELLITE IMAGERY
THRU 02/1215 UTC SHOWS EXTENSIVE CLOUDS OBSCURING ANY POSSIBLE
ASH SIGNATURES.  
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TRAJECTORY: NO ASH CAN CURRENTLY BE OBSERVED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY.  HOWEVER IF ANY ASH EXISTS BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND
FL300 IT WOULD MOVE TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/1900 UTC.

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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HUGHES/STREETT
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