FVXX20 KWBC 300330
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT-SPECIAL STATEMENT
ISSUED 0330 UTC 30 SEPTEMBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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GUAGUA PICHINCHA 99-018 ECUADOR 0.17S 78.60W 
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BACKGROUND:    GUAGUA PICHINCHA (1502-02)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT    15,695FT (4784 M)  
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A SPECIAL STATEMENT ON THE STATUS OF GUAGUA PICHINCHA IN ECUADOR IS
BEING ISSUED TO ACCOUNT FOR REPORTS OF INCREASED ACTIVITY NEAR THE
VOLCANO.  THE ALERT LEVEL HAS BEEN RAISED IN RESPONSE TO INTENSE
PRECURSORY ACTIVITY ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
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WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE AREA AND IF THERE IS AN ASH CLOUD
OBSERVED OR REPORTED AT ANY ALTITUDE A VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
STATEMENT WARNING WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  
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THE WATCH VAAS IS ISSUED ONLY FOR SEISMICALLY MONITORED VOLCANOES
AND BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE GEOLOGICAL COMMUNITY.  A
WATCH VAAS WILL BE ISSUED DAILY WHEN INFORMATION IS RECEIVED TO
INDICATE THAT A VOLCANO IS RESTLESS AND HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN
EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. NON-EXPLOSIVE LOW
LEVEL AND NEAR SUMMIT ACTIVITY MAY BE OCCURRING AT PRESENT.
SEE NOAA-ARL HOMEPAGE FOR HYPOTHETICAL ERUPTIONS-VAFTAD AT:
HTTP://WWW.ARL.NOAA.GOV/VAFTAD.HTML (ALL LOWER CASE)
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THE NEXT WATCH STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 01/0310 UTC.
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