FVXX21 KWBC 261220
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1220 UTC 26 JUN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-746 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 26/0600
UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS GAS AND OCCASIONAL ASH
EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH COULD BE DISCERNED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 26/1145 UTC. THERES BEEN NO INDEPENDENT CONFIRMATION
OF ASH FOR APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MIGHT EXIST TO FL250 WOULD MOVE
TOWARDS THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/1830 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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TURK
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