FVXX24 KWBC 012230
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2230 UTC 01 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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PACAYA   00-022 GUATEMALA  1422N   9036W
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BACKGROUND:    PACAYA   GUATEMALA (1402-11)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 8373 FT (2552 M)

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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  AVIATION MODEL WINDS. SURFACE
OBSERVATION FROM GUATEMALA CITY. GUATEMALA VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 01/0350 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH PLUME IS CURRENTLY VISIBLE
IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO THROUGH 2145 UTC. 
SCATTERED LOW LEVEL CLOUDS CAN BE SEEN.  MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY DOES SHOW OCCASIONAL HOT SPOTS AT THE VOLCANO AS
WELL AS SOME HOT SPOTS ALONG THE COAST WHICH INDICATE
PROBABLE FIRES.  A VERY THIN HAZE IS ALSO VISIBLE MOVING
WESTWARD FROM THE COAST.  IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE
IF THIS AREA IS ASH OR POSSIBLY SMOKE FROM THESE COASTAL
FIRES.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BELOW FL050 IS MOVE WESTERLY AROUND
10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 02/0430 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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