FVXX21 KWBC 141410
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1400 UTC 14 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-566         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 14/0600
UTC 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 14/0315 UTC SHOWS
MULTI LAYERED CLOUDS OVER AND AROUND THE AREA OF THE VOLCANO
MAKING DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT.  AT 14/0558 UTC THE 
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED ASH OVER THE VOLCANO BUT WITH
NO HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL200 WOULD MOVE TOWARD
THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10-15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 14/2000 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC
ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS 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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