FVXX20 KWBC 171940
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1940 UTC 17 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 99-093      ECUADOR 0.17S 78.60W 
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BACKGROUND:    GUAGUA PICHINCHA ECUADOR (1502-02)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT    15695 FT (4784 M)  
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GEOLOGICAL PERSONNEL IN QUITO...GOES-8
VISIBLE AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. UPPER AIR WIND REPORTS FROM THE
INSTITUTO GEOFISICO IN QUITO.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: THE GEOFISICO INSTITUTO REPORTED A MAJOR ERUPTION
AROUND 17/1920 UTC. THE REPORT WAS BASED ON SEISMIC ACTIVITY.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 IMAGERY IS NOT YET AVAILABLE AFTER THE
ERUPTION. A DESCRIPTION OF ASH WILL BE FORTHCOMING IN THE NEXT
STATEMENT.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL250 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE
SOUTH OR SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KT. ASH FROM FL250 TO FL450
WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 KT.
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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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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS MORE INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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RUMINSKI
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