FVXX20 KWBC 301110
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1115 UTC 30 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 00-106         ECUADOR 0011S 7836W 
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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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO. UPPER WIND FORECAST
FROM AVN MODEL
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ERUPTION DETAILS: SMALL GAS AND ASH EMISSION AROUND 1018 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 30/1045 UTC
SHOWED BROKEN CLOUD COVER IN THE AREA HOWEVER THERE WAS NO
DETECTION OF ASH. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED A SMALL
ERUPTION OF GASES AND POSSIBLE ASH BUT NO HEIGHT COULD BE
DETERMINED DUE TO DARKNESS AND CLOUDS.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER WINDS SUGGEST ANY ASH BELOW FL300 WOULD MOVE
WEST TO SOUTHWEST  AROUND 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 30/1715 UTC UNLESS
ASH IS DETECTED OR A HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT IS REPORTED.
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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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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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