FVXX22 KWBC 011300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1300 UTC 01 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SAN CRISTOBAL 00-003 NICARAGUA 12.7N 87.0W 
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BACKGROUND:    SAN CRISTOBAL NICARAGUA (1404-02)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 5725 FT (1745 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY.  6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM 01/0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: STEADY EMISSION OF ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: UNABLE TO DETECT ANY ASH IN THE LATEST GOES-8 
INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 01/1215 UTC.   
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL090 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 10
KNOTS.
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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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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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EFFECTIVE JANUARY 3 2000 AT 0000 UTC... ALL REFERENCES TO LATITUDE
AND LONGITUDE IN VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS WILL BE IN DEGREES
AND MINUTES OF A DEGREE. EXAMPLE: 16.70N 62.20W  WILL BE  1642N6212W
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 01/1600 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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BROWN/SAB/NOAA/NESDIS
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