FVXX20 KWBC 140700
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0700 UTC 14 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 00-133         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  MUTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE...UPPER WINDS FORECAST FROM
AVIATION MODEL 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL SMALL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND GASES.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED
VOLCANIC ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AT 14/0421 UTC. THE SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 0615 UTC SHOWED LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER
THE VOLCANO MAKING ANY DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT. THE LATEST
EMISSION IS ESTIMATED AT OR BELOW FL200.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MIGHT EXIST BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND
FL200 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 14/1400 UTC.
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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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KARST
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