FVXX21 KWBC 231630
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1630 UTC 23 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-604         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.  12 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE
23/0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 23/1545 UTC SHOWS
EXTENSIVE CLOUDS OVER THE REGION MAKING DETECTION OF ASH
DIFFICULT.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL230 WOULD MOVE WEST
AT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/2230 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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