FVXX21 KWBC 170100
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0100 UTC 17 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-577         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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. WIND FORECAST FROM THE 16/1800 UTC AVIATION MODEL. 
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT

ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS GAS AND OCCASIONAL ASH
EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 17/0015 UTC DOES NOT SHOW
ANY ASH ALTHOUGH THERE IS EXTENSIVE CLOUDS IN THE AREA.  A
REPORT FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS ASH AT FL230
MOVING WEST. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL230 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT 10-15
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 17/0700 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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