FVXX20 KWBC 1000310
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0310 UTC 10 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 99-077 ECUADOR 0.17S 78.60W 
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BACKGROUND:    GUAGUA PICHINCHA ECUADOR (1502-02)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT    15695 FT (4784 M)  
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO...INFRARED
AND MULTISPECTRAL GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY. AVN FORECAST UPPER AIR
SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: REPORTED EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION AT 10/0025 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0215 UTC DOES NOT
INDICATE ANY ASH WITH THIS ERUPTION.  HOWEVER WE DO HAVE REPORTS
FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE THAT MINOR AMOUNTS OF ASH ARE FALLING
IN NORTHERN QUITO. THIS PLACES THE ASH BETWEEN FL190 AND FL250
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TRAJECTORY:  BETWEEN FL190 AND FL250 ASH WOULD MOVE GENERALLY
EASTWARD AT 15 KNOTS.
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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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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 10/0900 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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