FVXX21 KWBC 071330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1330 UTC 07 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-411 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. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 07/0600
UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 07/1245 UTC INDICATES
DENSE CLOUD COVER OVER THE AREA SURROUNDING THE SUMMIT. THE
CLOUDS ARE IMPEDING ASH DETECTION FROM SATELLITE. NO ASH IS
VISIBLE IN IMAGERY AT THIS TIME.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY VOLCANIC ASH PRESENT UP TO FL200 WOULD MOVE
SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/1930 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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