FVXX20 KWBC 190400
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001AUG19/0400Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA  1502-08                                
LOCATION: 0128S 7826W    AREA: ECUADOR
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/190
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8..INFRARED..MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 
GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE.  12 HOUR WIND FORECAST
FROM THE 18/1800Z AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS ERUPTION SINCE 06/1203Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 19/0315Z DOES NOT
SHOW A WELL DEFINED PLUME ALTHOUGH THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF SOME
ASH MAINLY WEST OF THE SUMMIT.  THE ASH HEIGHT IS ESTIMATED TO BE
AT FL220 BASED ON EARLIER REPORTS.
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TRAJECTORY: WINDS FROM THE SUMMIT LEVEL TO FL220 ARE LIGHT AND
VARIABLE.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 19/1000Z.
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MESSAGES GRAPHICS AND IMAGERY  
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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