FVXX20 KWBC 231400
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED 1400 UTC 23 JUL 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 00-179         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: GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE
SIGMET...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT...GOES-8 VISIBLE
INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH EMISSION
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS AN
ONGOING ASH EMISSION. THE SATELLITE IMAGE AT 1315 UTC SHOWS A
PLUME OF ASH ESTIMATED TO FL200 MOVING TO THE WEST OF THE
VOLCANO. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PLUME IS AT 0009S 7859W. THE
PLUME IS 6 KM (3 NMI) WIDE. THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE ASH
PLUME EXTENDS INTO CLOUDINESS SO THE PLUME MAY EXTEND FURTHER
WEST THAN INDICATED.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND FL200 IS MOVING TO THE
WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/2000 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC
ASH ADVISORIES 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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