FVXX20 KWBC 141302
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1302 UTC 14 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 00-134         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...UPPER WINDS
FORECAST FROM AVIATION MODEL 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL SMALL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND GASES.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED
VOLCANIC ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AT 14/0421 UTC. SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 1215 UTC SHOWED EXTENSIVE LOW AND MID LEVEL
CLOUDS OVER THE VOLCANO MAKING ANY DETECTION OF ASH AT OR
BELOW THE CLOUD TOPS DIFFICULT. THE LATEST EMISSION IS
ESTIMATED AT OR BELOW FL200.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MIGHT EXIST BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND
FL200 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KTS BASED ON
AVIATION MODEL FORECASTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 14/1900 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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RUMINSKI
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