FVXX22 KWBC 220300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0300 UTC 22 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SAN CRISTOBAL 00-012   NICARAGUA  1242N 8700W 
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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
IMAGERY...12 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM 1200 UTC AVN MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS OF ASH...  
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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..    
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 KNOTS
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 22/0900 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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NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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