FVXX22 KWBC 220300 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0300 UTC 22 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SAN CRISTOBAL 00-012 NICARAGUA 1242N 8700W . BACKGROUND: SAN CRISTOBAL NICARAGUA (1404-02) SUMMIT HEIGHT 5725 FT (1745 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...12 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM 1200 UTC AVN MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS OF ASH... . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: ASH CANNOT BE SEEN IN INFRARED OR MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY AT THIS TIME, BUT WAS ONLY OBSERVABLE IN VISIBLE IMAGERY EARLIER. THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGES OF THE DAY SHOWED A THIN WISPY PLUME EXTENDING UP TO 250 NMI TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE VOLCANO.. . TRAJECTORY: TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 KNOTS . OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 22/0900 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. . NOAA/NESDIS/SAB . NNNN