FVXX20 KWBC 121130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1130 UTC 12 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 00-165         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. NO NEW
EMISSIONS OF ASH HAVE BEEN REPORTED SINCE. NO ASH IS OBSERVED
IN SATELLITE IMAGERY ALTHOUGH THERE IS EXTENSIVE CLOUDS IN THE
AREA.
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 12/1830 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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