FVXX20 KWBC 120540
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0535 UTC 12 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 00-164         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 REPORT...GUAYAQUIL
MWO...REMARKS IN QUITO SURFACE OBSERVATION AT 12/0500 UTC
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LAST ERUPTION AT 12/0420 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE HAD REPORTED A
PROBABLE VOLCANIC ASH CLOUD OVER THE SUMMIT TO FL200 AT
11/2350 UTC.  THE INSTITUTE HAS SINCE INDICATED THAT TWO
ADDITIONAL ERUPTIONS HAVE OCCURRED AT 0320 UTC AND 0420 UTC
WITH THE LATTER BEING DESCRIBED AS MODERATE IN SIZE.  THE
EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER SEEN EARLIER THIS EVENING HAS SINCE
CLEARED HOWEVER NO ASH WAS DISCERNED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0515 UTC.   
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MIGHT EXIST BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND
FL200 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 12/1130 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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TURK
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