FVXX21 KWBC 040130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0130 UTC 04 JUN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-651 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 AVIATION MODEL. GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 04/0045 UTC SHOWED
EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO. THE
GEOPHYSICAL INTSTITUTE REPORTED IN ITS DAILY SUMMARY A
DECREASE IN ACTIVITY OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH A COUPLE ASH
AND STEAM EMISSIONS REACHING UP TO FL190.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MIGHT EXIST BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND
FL190 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 04/0730 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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TURK
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