FVXX24 KWBC 020430 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0430 UTC 01 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . PACAYA 00-023 GUATEMALA 1422N 9036W . BACKGROUND: PACAYA GUATEMALA (1402-11) SUMMIT HEIGHT 8373 FT (2552 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND SHORTWAVE IMAGERY. AVIATION MODEL WINDS. SURFACE OBSERVATION FROM GUATEMALA CITY. GUATEMALA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 01/0350 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH PLUME IS CURRENTLY VISIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO THROUGH 0345 UTC ALTHOUGH THERE IS EXTENSIVE CLOUDS IN THE AREA. A HOT SPOT IS OCCASIONALLY OBSERVED IN SHORTWAVE IMAGERY. TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BELOW FL050 WOULD MOVE WEST AT AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST SIGMETS. . THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 02/10430 UTC. . 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/) . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . NNNN