FVXX20 KWBC 141850
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1850 UTC 14 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 00-135         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: THE VOLCANO HAS BEEN QUIET TODAY. THE LAST
REPORTED ASH WAS AT 14/0421 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS THAT
THE VOLCANO HAS BEEN RELATIVELY QUIET TODAY WITH NO
EXPLOSIONS. SATELLITE IMAGERY DOES NOT SHOW ANY ASH ALTHOUGH
CLOUDS IN THE AREA MAKE DETECTION DIFFICULT. WE WILL CONTINUE
TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE VOLCANO.                 
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TRAJECTORY: NONE. 
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE A WATCH AND WILL BE ISSUED BY
15/1700 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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RUMINSKI
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