FVXX20 KWBC 130300
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0300 UTC 13 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 99-085      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: USGS PERSONNEL IN QUITO...GOES-8 INFRARED
AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. UPPER AIR WIND REPORTS FROM THE INSTITUTO
GEOFISICO IN QUITO.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE REPORTED AN
ERUPTION OF THE GUAGUA PICHINCHA VOLCANO TO FL250-280 AT 1909 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO RESIDUAL ASH COULD BE DETECTED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 0215 UTC. USGS PERSONNEL REPORTS NO FURTHER ACTIVITY
SINCE THE ERUPTION AT 1909 UTC.  
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS MEASURED BY THE INSTITUTO SUGGEST ANY
ASH BELOW FL300 TO MOV NORTH NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 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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THIS WILL BE THE LAST WARNING STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. DUE
TO THE ACTIVE STATUS OF THE VOLCANO...A WATCH STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED AT 13/1700 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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HUGHES/NOAA/NESDIS/SAB - POWER/USGS
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