FVXX24 KWBC 092030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2030 UTC 09 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SAN CRISTOBAL 00-027   NICARAGUA  1242N 8700W 
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BACKGROUND:    SAN CRISTOBAL NICARAGUA (1404-02)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 5725 FT (1745M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  VOLCANO OBSERVATORY IN MANAGUA. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: VOLCANIC ASH WAS OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY AT
1315UTC. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE LATEST GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1945
UTC SHOWS THAT THE LOW LEVEL PLUME OBSERVED EARLIER HAS WEAKENED AND
IS NO LONGER DISCERNIBLE IN THE IMAGERY.  
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH REMAINING AT FL070 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE
SOUTHWEST AT 20 KTS. 
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT
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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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KARST NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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