FVXX20 KWBC 131700
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT-SPECIAL STATEMENT
ISSUED 1700 UTC 13 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 99-042 ECUADOR 0.17S 78.60W 
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BACKGROUND:    GUAGUA PICHINCHA (1502-02)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT    15,695FT (4784 M)  
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THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE INCREASED
ACTIVITY OF THE GUAGUA PICHINCHA VOLCANO LOCATED NEAR THE CAPITOL
CITY OF QUITO ECUADOR.  THE VOLCANO IS RESTLESS WITH A POTENTIAL 
EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION POSSIBLE WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.
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WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE AREA AND IF THERE IS AN ASH CLOUD
OBSERVED OR REPORTED AT ANY ALTITUDE A VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
STATEMENT WARNING WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  
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THE WATCH VAAS IS ISSUED ONLY FOR SEISMICALLY MONITORED VOLCANOES
AND BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE GEOLOGICAL COMMUNITY.  A
WATCH VAAS WILL BE ISSUED DAILY WHEN INFORMATION IS RECEIVED TO
INDICATE THAT A VOLCANO IS RESTLESS AND HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN
EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. NON-EXPLOSIVE LOW
LEVEL AND NEAR SUMMIT ACTIVITY MAY BE OCCURRING AT PRESENT.
SEE NOAA-ARL HOMEPAGE FOR HYPOTHETICAL ERUPTIONS-VAFTAD AT:
HTTP://WWW.ARL.NOAA.GOV/VAFTAD.HTML (ALL LOWER CASE)
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THE NEXT WATCH STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 14/1500 UTC.
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WALTER     
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