FVXX20 KWBC 260145
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0145 UTC 26 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 99-113      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: GOES-8 MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY REPORT FROM THE
INSTITUTO GEOFISICO.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: AN ERUPTION WAS REPORTED AT 26/0127 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOFISICO INSTITUTO REPORTED A STRONG
ERUPTION AT THE VOLCANO AT 0127 UTC WITH ASH MOVING EAST.  DUE TO
DARKNESS THERE IS NO HEIGHT ESTIMATE AT THIS TIME BUT THEY ESTIMATE
IT TO BE STRONGER THAN THIS MORNINGS ERUPTION. THE ERUPTION TOOK
PLACE AFTER THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY.  WE WILL MONITOR THE AREA
AND ISSUE AN UPDATE WITHIN AN HOUR.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BELOW FL250 WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST
AROUND 10 KNOTS. AND ASH BETWEEN FL250 AND FL350 WILL MOVE WEST
AROUND 10 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 AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/0245 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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