FVXX22 KWBC 241505
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1505 UTC 24 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SAN CRISTOBAL  00-045        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 MULTISPECTRAL AND
INFRARED IMAGERY...AVIATION MODEL UPPER-AIR SOUNDING DATA
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL ASH AND GAS EMISSION.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 24/1445 UTC SHOWS
LOW LEVEL PLUME ESTIMATED AT FL080 MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST ABOUT 15 KNOTS TO APPROXIMATELY THE POINT 1210N
8844W.  THE PLUME IS APPROXIMATELY 100 NMI LONG AND UP TO 15
NMI WIDE. THE 1400 UTC SURFACE OBSERVATION FROM CHINANDEGA
REPORTS VOLCANIC ASH.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL080 SHOULD MOVE TO
THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 24/2100 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"