FVXX21 KWBC 251400
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1400 UTC 25 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1108 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. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NO RECENT ASH EMISSIONS
ERUPTION DETAILS: 5 MINUTE EXPLOSION TO FL320 AT 25/1319 UTC
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED AN MODERATE
EXPLOSION OF ASH TO FL320 AT 25/1319 UTC LASTING FOR 5
MINUTES. SATELLITE IMAGERY IS NOT AVAILABLE YET BUT THERE IS
EXTENSIVE THICK CLOUDINESS PRESENT.
TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH NEAR FL320 WOULD MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10
TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 25/2000 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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