FVXX21 KWBC 091630
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY  
ISSUED 1630 UTC 09 JUN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-676        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 AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSION.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS THAT THE
VOLCANO HAS OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS TO AN ALTITUDE
BETWEEN FL250 AND FL300. THE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 09/1545
UTC DOES NOT INDICATE ANY ASH DUE TO EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS IN
THE VICINITY.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT IF THERE IS ANY
ASH BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND FL300 IT WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE
WEST AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/2230 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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KARST
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