FVXX21 KWBC 191115
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1115 UTC 19 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 99-004       ECUADOR 1.47S 78.44W 
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BACKGROUND:    TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED...AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...SIGMET FROM GUAYAQUIL AND THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUE IN
QUITO.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURED AT 19/1044 UTC TO FL250. 
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DETAILS OF ASH: SIGMET 5 FROM GUAYAQUIL STATES THE VOLCANO ERUPTED
AT 19/1044 UTC TO FL250.  CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY..19/1045
UTC..SHOWS THE AREA COVERED IN CLOUDS AND THUS ASH IS NOT VISIBLE. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH TO FL250 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTWEST AT
5-10 KTS.
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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  
www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE SENT AT 19/1715 UTC.   
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WALTER/SAB/NOAA/NESDIS
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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