FVXX21 KWBC 241650
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY  
ISSUED 1650 UTC 24 JUN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-737         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. WIND FORECAST FROM AVIATION MODEL. 
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS GAS AND OCCASIONAL ASH
EMISSIONS.  
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 24/1615 UTC SHOWS 
CLOUDINESS IN THE AREA AROUND THE VOLCANO MAKING ASH DETECTION
DIFFICULT.  THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE LAST REPORTED PROBABLE
ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AT 24/0647 UTC.  THIS ASH WAS ESTIMATED
NEAR SUMMIT LEVEL.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH NEAR SUMMIT LEVEL WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE
WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 24/2300 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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BROWN
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