FVXX20 KWBC 070350
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0350 UTC 07 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 00-082         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 IN QUITO
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ERUPTION DETAILS: VERY MINOR GAS AND ASH EMISSION WAS AROUND 
07/0310 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 07/0315 UTC
SHOWED BROKEN CLOUD COVER IN THE AREA HOWEVER THERE WAS NO
DETECTION OF ASH. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED A MINOR
EMISSION OF GASES AND POSSIBLE LIGHT ASH THAT WAS CONTAINED TO
THE AREA AROUND THE SUMMIT.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH WOULD MOVE WEST AROUND 25 TO 30 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS
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THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED ON THIS EVENT. WATCH
STATEMENTS WILL RESUME AT 07/1700 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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