FVXX20 KWBC 121720
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1720 UTC 12 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 00-127         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 
MUTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL SMALL EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1645 UTC SHOWS
LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE VOLCANO MAKING ANY ASH
DETECTION DIFFICULT. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS THAT
THERE MIGHT BE SMALL ASH AMOUNTS NEAR THE SUMMIT OF THE
VOLCANO.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MIGHT EXIST BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND
FL200 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WESTSOUTHWEST AROUND 15 TO 20 KTS
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 12/2330 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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