FVXX21 KWBC 281900
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1900 UTC 28 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1008 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. SIX HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE
28/1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: GAS AND OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: ASH IS NOT SEEN IN THE SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 28/1815 UTC. HOWEVER AT 28/1205 UTC THE GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE DID REPORT ASH OVER THE SUMMIT BUT AT UNKNOWN
HEIGHT.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT SUMMIT LEVEL WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT
20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 29/0100 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND 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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WALTER
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