FVXX20 KWBC 241810
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1810 UTC 24 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 99-106      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: THE INSTITUTO GEOFISICO IN QUITO...GOES-8
VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...00 UTC AVIATION MODEL
WIND FORECAST
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ERUPTION DETAILS: THE INSTITUTO GEOFISICO REPORTS AN EXPLOSIVE
ERUPTION AT 1733 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE INSTITUTO GEOFISICO REPORTS AN ASH
PRODUCING EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION. THE 1745 UTC SATELLITE IMAGE SHOWS ASH
MOVING TOWARD THE EAST.  AT 1745 UTC THE ASH EXTENDS 12 KM (6 NMI)
TO THE EAST REACHING THE POINT 0.2S 78.5W.  ASH IS VERY
APPROXIMATELY ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL330.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 15 TO 20 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 25/0000 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"