FVXX20 KWBC 091430
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1430 UTC 09 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 00-119         ECUADOR 0011S 7836W 
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BACKGROUND:    GUAGUA PICHINCHA ECUADOR (1502-02)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT    15695 FT (4784 M)  
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...6 HOUR FORECAST FROM THE 09/0600 UTC
AVN MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS AT 09/0504 UTC AND
09/0712 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY SUGGESTED A POSSIBLE
BRIEF EMISSION OF ASH AND/OR GASES OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY
1230 UTC.  THE SUSPECTED PLUME MOVED TOWARDS THE SOUTH
SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATED WITHIN 5 KM (3 NMI) OF THE SUMMIT.
THIS EMISSION WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE REACHED BETWEEN FL300 AND
FL350 BASED ON MODEL WINDS DATA.  THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE
COULD NOT BE REACHED FOR CONFIRMATION.  
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NO ASH WAS DISCERNED FROM LAST NIGHTS EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AND/OR GASES BETWEEN FL300 AND FL350 WOULD
MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 09/2030 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
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