FVXX21 KWBC 271300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1300 UTC 27 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1003 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. WINDS FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION
MODEL. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: GAS AND OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED PROBABLE
ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AT 1033 UTC. VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH
1215 UTC SHOWED A PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO
0137N7908W OR APPROXIMATELY 80 KM (43 NMI) TO THE WEST
SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE PLUME WAS 11 KM (6 NMI) WIDE AND
ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR FL250.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/1900 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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TURK
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash"
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