FVXX20 KWBC 190430
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0430 UTC 19 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 99-053 ECUADOR 0.17S 78.60W 
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BACKGROUND:    GUAGUA PICHINCHA ECUADOR (1502-02)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT    15,695 FT (4784 M)  
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO...INFRARED
AND MULTISPECTRAL GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: REPORTED SEISMIC EVENT OBSERVED AT 19/0325 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO REPORTS
ANOTHER ERUPTION OF GUAGUA PICHINCHA BASED ON SEISMIC ACTIVITY WITH
NO INDICATION OF HEIGHT OF ASH.  CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
19/0345 UTC SHOWS THE AREA SHROUDED IN CLOUDS THUS MAKING DETECTION
OF ASH IMPOSSIBLE. 
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TRAJECTORY: N/A
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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  
www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 19/1030 UTC.
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WALTER/SAB/NOAA/NESDIS
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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