FVXX21 KWBC 091745
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1745 UTC 09 SEPTEMBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 99-008 ECUADOR 0.17S 78.60W 
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BACKGROUND:    GUAGUA PICHINCHA (1502-02)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT    15,695FT (4784 M)  
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE 
GOES 8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 09/1527 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE INSTITUTO GEOFISICO IN ECUADOR REPORTED TO
THE METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE IN GUAYAQUIL OF AN ERUPTION OF STEAM
AND ASH AT THE GUAGUA PICHINCHA VOLCANO NEAR QUITO ECUADOR. DUE TO
CLOUD COVER THE ERUPTION COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE MET WATCH OFFICE THEY
HAVE SINCE CANCELED THE SIGMET FOR THIS EVENT. UNLESS THERE ARE
FURTHER REPORTS OF ASH OR ASH IS DETECTED IN IMAGERY NO FURTHER
ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN.  
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TRAJECTORY:N/A
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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  
www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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