FVXX22 KWBC 141315
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1315 UTC 14 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 00-189 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 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. WINDS FORECAST FROM AVIATION MODEL.
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 14/1212 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO
REPORTED A NEAR SUMMIT MINOR ERUPTION AT 14/1212 UTC PRODUCING
A SMALL AMOUNT OF ASH AND GASES. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
14/1245 UTC SHOWS DENSE CLOUDS IN THE AREA PREVENTING A CLEAR
VIEW OF THE SUMMIT. ASH IS ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL170.
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TRAJECTORY: MODEL WINDS FORECAST ANY ASH BETWEEN SUMMIT LEVEL
AND FL170 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT ABOUT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE ONLY ADVISORY ISSUED UNLESS NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORIES 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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CLARK
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