FVXX20 KWBC 191715
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1715 UTC 19 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 99-100      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: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. GEOLOGICAL PERSONNEL IN QUITO..UPPER AIR WIND REPORTS FROM
THE INSTITUTO GEOFISICO IN QUITO.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: THE INSTITUTO GEOFISICO REPORTED A MAJOR ERUPTION
AROUND 19/0227 UTC. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: ASH IS NO LONGER DETECTABLE IN GOES-8
SATELLITE IMAGERY. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS AROUND THE
VOLCANO BUT DISCUSSIONS WITH GEOLOGICAL PERSONNEL IN-SITU REPORT
THAT THE VOLCANO HAS NOT EMITTED ANY ASH SINCE THE ERUPTION AT 0227
UTC.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL300 WILL MOVE TO THE WEST
AT 5 TO 15 KTS. ASH BETWEEN FL300 TO FL400 WILL MOVE TO THE WEST AT
20 TO 35 KTS.
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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 AT 20/1700 UTC AS A WATCH
STATEMENT.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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RUMINSKI
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