FVXX21 KWBC 231400
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1400 UTC 23 JUN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-732 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 23/1315 UTC SHOWED
CLOUDS OVER THE AREA MAKING ASH DETECTION DIFFICULT. THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE LAST REPORTED ASH NEAR THE SUMMIT LEVEL
AT 23/0241 UTC .
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MAY EXIST NEAR SUMMIT LEVEL WOULD
MOVE TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/2000 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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