FVXX20 KWBC 122052
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2052 UTC 12 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 99-084 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: VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL GOES-8
SATELLITE IMAGERY...GUAYAQUIL MWO...SURFACE AND PILOT REPORTS
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ERUPTION DETAILS: GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE REPORTS AN
ERUPTION OF THE GUAGUA PICHINCHA VOLCANO TO FL250-280 AT 1909 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: AN ASH PLUME IS SEEN EMANATING FROM THE
VOLCANO. AT 2015 UTC THE ASH EXTENDS 10 NM (18 KM) TO THE WEST OF
THE VOLCANO AND IS APPROXIMATELY 5 NM (9 KM) WIDE. REPORTS FROM
VOLCANOLOGISTS ON SITE INDICATE THAT THE DENSITY OF ASH IS LESS THAN
THAT OF THE LARGE ERUPTION LAST MONTH. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS AT
FL280.
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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 AND VAFTAD
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 13/0300 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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RUMINSKI
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash"