FVXX24 KWBC 012230 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 2230 UTC 01 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . PACAYA 00-022 GUATEMALA 1422N 9036W . BACKGROUND: PACAYA GUATEMALA (1402-11) SUMMIT HEIGHT 8373 FT (2552 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL 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 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. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BELOW FL050 IS MOVE WESTERLY AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST SIGMETS. . THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 02/0430 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