FVXX21 KWBC 020130
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0130 UTC 02 DEC 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 99-193 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 MULTISPECTRAL AND INFRARED IMAGERY.
AVIATION MODEL WIND FORECAST. REPORT FROM THE GEOFISICO INSTITUTO.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS STEAM AND ASH EMISSIONS AND OCCASIONAL
EXPLOSIONS OF ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH IS CURRENTLY BEING DETECTED ON THE SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 02/0045 UTC. THERE ARE SCATTERED CLOUDS IN THE AREA
WHICH MAY BE OBSCURING ASH.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT FL200 WOULD MOVE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 5 KNOTS.
ASH AT FL250 WOULD MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12 KNOTS. ASH AT FL300
WOULD MOVE NORTH NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 6 KNOTS.
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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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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/0730 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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