FVXX20 KWBC 172030
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2030 UTC 17 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 99-094      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 INSTITUTO GEOFISICO REPORTED A MAJOR ERUPTION
AROUND 1912 UTC. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 1945 UTC
SHOWS A DETACHED AREA OF ASH 15KM (8NMI) WIDE EXTENDING FROM 0.3S
78.7W TO 0.4S 79.0W. THE ASH ESTIMATED TO FL350 IS MOVING TOWARD THE
SOUTHWEST AT 35 KNOTS.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL350 IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 35 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 AT 18/0230 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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BROWN
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash"