FVXX23 KWBC 220930
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT   
ISSUED 0930 UTC 22 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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MASAYA 00-006         NICARAGUA  1159N 8610W
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BACKGROUND:    MASAYA NICARAGUA (1404-10)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 2083 FT (635 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  GOES-8..INFRARED...AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL FORECAST SOUNDING DATA...
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LIGHT EMISSIONS OF GASES AND POSSIBLE
ASH...
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD:ASH CANNOT BE SEEN IN INFRARED OR MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY AT THIS TIME, BUT WAS ONLY OBSERVABLE IN VISIBLE IMAGERY
EARLIER.  THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGES OF THE DAY SHOWED A THIN WISPY
PLUME EXTENDING UP TO 170 NMI TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE VOLCANO.   


TRAJECTORY: SOUTHWEST AT 15 KNOTS
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 22/1530 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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KARST/NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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