FVXX21 KWBC 101353
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1353 UTC 10 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-294 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...AVIATION MODEL FORECAST DATA.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: CLOUDS HAD BROKEN SUFFICIENTLY BY 1315 UTC TO
SHOW AN ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO 0137S7834W.
THE PLUME WAS UP TO 12 KM (7 NMI) WIDE AND ESTIMATED AT FL190.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 10/1930 UTC.
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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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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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TURK/KARST
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash"
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