FVXX20 KWBC 151500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001AUG15/1445Z   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: 2001/175
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
GUAYAQUIL SIGMET. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO. AVIATION MODEL UPPER
WIND FORECAST.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION SINCE 06/1203Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 15/1415Z SHOWS A PLUME OF ASH
EXTENDING TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE ASH IS ESTIMATED TO FL280.
THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ASH IS AT 0148S 7856W WHICH IS 65 KM (35 NMI) FROM
THE SUMMIT AND IS APPROXIMATELY 12 KM (6 NMI) WIDE. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL280 IS MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15KTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/2100Z.
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INTERNET URLS...
MESSAGE LISTSERV   WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/SUBSCRIBE.HTML
MESSAGES GRAPHICS AND IMAGERY   WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/WASHINGTON.HTML
(ALL LOWERCASE EXCEPT /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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KARST
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

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