FVXX20 KWBC 291700
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1700 UTC 29 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 99-126      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 GEOFISICO INSTITUTO IN ECUADOR REPORTS
AN EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION OF GUAGUA AT 1640 UTC.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 29/1640 UTC..
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE INSTITUTE REPORTED AN ERUPTION AT 1640 UTC
BUT THE HEIGHT IS UNKNOWN. WE DO NOT SEE ANYTHING IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY YET SINCE THE ERUPTION JUST OCCURRED. WE WILL SEND ANOTHER
MESSAGE WITH MORE DETAILS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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TRAJECTORY: ACCORDING TO UPPER AIR PATTERNS ANY VOLCANIC ASH FROM
FL150 TO FL300 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15 KTS.
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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 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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KARST
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