FVXX20 KWBC 100225
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0225 UTC 10 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 00-121         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...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS AT 09/0504 UTC AND
09/0712 UTC...POSSIBLE EXPLOSION AT 09/1230 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 10/0145 UTC
SHOWS NO SIGNS OF ASH OVER OR ADJACENT TO THE SUMMIT. THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE INDICATES THAT THE VOLCANO IS CURRENTLY
QUIET. HOWEVER IN GENERAL THE VOLCANO IS STILL RESTLESS
AND COULD BECOME ACTIVE AT ANY TIME. SO WITH THIS INFORMATION
IN MIND IT HAS BEEN DECIDED TO PUT GUAGUA PICHINCHA
BACK ONTO A WATCH STATUS UNTIL NEW ACTIVITY RESUMES.
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TRAJECTORY: N/A
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT IS SCHEDULED TO BE A WATCH VAAS AND WILL BE
ISSUED BY 10/1700 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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ORRISON
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