FVXX20 KWBC 121545
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1545 UTC 12 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 00-190         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. AVIATION FORECAST MODEL FROM 12/0600
UTC.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: EXPLOSION AT 12/1446 UTC TO NEAR SUMMIT
LEVEL.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE
REPORTS PROBABLE VOLCANIC ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AT 12/1446 UTC.
THE HEIGHT IS ESTIMATED AT NEAR SUMMIT LEVEL. SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 1545 UTC DOES NOT INDICATE ANY ASH AT THIS
TIME. 
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH AT OR NEAR
SUMMIT LEVEL WILL MOVE TO THE WEST AT 15 KTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AT 12/2130 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND 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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KARST
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