FVXX22 KWBC 230800 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0800 UTC 23 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SAN CRISTOBAL 00-040 NICARAGUA 1242N 8700W . BACKGROUND: SAN CRISTOBAL NICARAGUA (1404-02) SUMMIT HEIGHT 5725 FT (1745M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 MULTISPECTRAL AND INFRARED IMAGERY... SURFACE REPORTS FROM CHINANDEGA NICARAGUA. . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL ASH AND GAS EMISSION OBSERVED ON FEBRUARY 22ND. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY HAS NOT SHOWN ANY DEFINABLE AREAS OF ASH OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS. HOWEVER THERE ARE OCCASIONAL SUGGESTIONS IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THAT THERE IS SOME ACTIVITY OVER THE SUMMIT AND IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE VOLCANO. VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES WILL BE ABLE TO CONFIRM THE LEVEL OF ACTIVITY IN A FEW HOURS. CAUTION IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED. ANY ASH CURRENTLY PRESENT IS BELIEVED TO BE BELOW FL100. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH UP TO FL100 SHOULD MOVE TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/1400 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. . ORRISON . NNNN