FVXX21 KWBC 011530
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1530 UTC 01 JUNE 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-641         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
01/0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL.  GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH
OFFICE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS WITH
SEVERAL EXPLOSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 01/1445 UTC SHOWS
EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS OVER AND AROUND THE SUMMIT MAKING
DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT.  HOWEVER..THE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE DID REPORT ASH AT 01/0338 UTC BUT NO HEIGHT WAS
GIVEN..
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TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL300 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE 
WEST AT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 01/2130 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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