FVXX22 KWBC 171300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1300 UTC 17 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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PACAYA 00-003         GUATEMALA 1422N 9036W 
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BACKGROUND:    PACAYA GUATEMALA (1402-11)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 8372 FT (2553 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  
WIND FORECAST FROM THE 17/0600 UTC AVN MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 16/2245 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 17/1215 UTC
INDICATED A FAINT BROAD LOW LEVEL AREA OF ASH CONTINUES TO BE
DETECTED TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE VOLCANO. THE ASH AREA IS
ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL120 AND IS BOUNDED BY 1417N9029W TO
1302N9058W TO 1309N9308W TO 1453N9438W TO 1525N9946W. THE AREA
CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE IN IMAGERY AS IT EXPANDS. THE UPPER LEVEL ASH
CLOUD THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY DETECTED OVER EL SALVADOR CAN NO LONGER BE
DETECTED IN IMAGERY.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT AND BELOW FL120 WILL MOVE WEST TO WEST SOUTHWEST 
AROUND 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 17/1900 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  
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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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