FVXX20 KWBC 042030
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2030 UTC 04 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 99-023 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:  GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED...AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY AIRCRAFT REPORT  THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE
REPORT

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ERUPTION DETAILS:ERUPTION OCCURRED AROUND 04/1800 UTC TO FL310.

DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: LOCAL AIRCRAFT REPORTED ASH TO FL310.
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS ASH AND STEAM. THE 1915 UTC GOES8
IMAGE SHOWS ASH CLOUD EXTENDING TO 30 NMI WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE
VOLCANO AND IS 5 NMI WIDE.   
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TRAJECTORY:WEST-NORTHWEST AT 20KT.
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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 SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 05/0230 UTC..
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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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