FVXX20 KWBC 111715
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1715 UTC 11 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 00-123         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...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL SMALL EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED THAT
FIVE SMALL EMISSIONS OCCURRED OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THIS
MORNING.  ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO VISUAL CONFIRMATION IT WAS
ASSUMED THAT SMALL AMOUNTS OF ASH WERE EJECTED DURING THESE
EVENTS.
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SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1645 UTC SHOWED EXTENSIVE CLOUD
COVER OVER THE SUMMIT AND SURROUNDING VICINITY MAKING THE
DETECTION OF ASH IMPOSSIBLE.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MIGHT EXIST BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND
FL300 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT APPROXIMATELY 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 11/2330 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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TURK
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