FVXX21 KWBC 070600
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0600 UTC 07 JUN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-666 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. 6 HOUR UPPER LEVEL WIND FORECAST FROM THE
07/0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 07/0515 UTC SHOWS
CLOUDS IN THE AREA OF THE VOLCANO IMPEDING ANY ASH DETECTION.
ASH WAS LAST VISIBLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 06/2145 UTC TO
THE WEST-NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE SUMMIT. AT THAT TIME THE ASH
WAS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN SUMMIT LEVEL AND FL250.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND FL250 WILL MOVE TOWARDS
THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/1200 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC
ASH ADVISORIES 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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