FVXX20 KWBC 171400
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1400 UTC 17 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 99-092      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: GEOLOGICAL PERSONNEL IN QUITO...GOES-8
VISIBLE AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. UPPER AIR WIND REPORTS FROM THE
INSTITUTO GEOFISICO IN QUITO.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: THE GEOFISICO INSTITUTO REPORTED AN ERUPTION
AROUND 17/0955 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A SMALL ASH
PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE VOLCANO TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST. THE ASH IS
AT OR BELOW FL200 AND EXTENDS 20 NMI (37 KM) TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST
OF THE VOLCANO SUMMIT TO -.1S 78.9W. THE PLUME IS 12 NMI (23 KM)
WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: THE ASH IS MOVING TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KT.
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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 17/2000 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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RUMINSKI
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash"