FVXX24 KWBC 010545
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0545 UTC 01 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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PACAYA   00-018 GUATEMALA  1422N   9036W
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BACKGROUND:    PACAYA   GUATEMALA (1402-11)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 8,373 FT (2552 M)

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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  GOES-8 INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  UNITED AIRLINES REPORT
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ERUPTION DETAILS: VOLCANIC ASH WAS OBSERVED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY AT 0415UTC. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: AT 04:15 UTC GOES-8 IMAGERY SHOWED
THE PLUME EXTENDING TO THE POINT 1429N 9021W.  LATER
FULL DISK GOES WEST IMAGERY SHOWED A MOVEMENT TO THE
EAST-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS. PILOT REPORTS THE ASH
AT FL280-310. 
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TRAJECTORY: EAST-NORTHEAST AT 15-20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 01/1200 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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NESDIS/SAB
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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