FVXX22 KWBC 251500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1500 UTC 25 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SAN CRISTOBAL  00-048        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 MULTISPECTRAL VISIBLE AND
INFRARED IMAGERY...00 UTC AVIATION MODEL DATA
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL ASH AND GAS EMISSION.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE LATEST GOES-8 VISIBLE THROUGH 
25/1415 UTC SHOWS A PLUME EXTENDING WEST-SOUTHWEST FROM THE
VOLCANO TO APPROXIMATELY THE POINT 1200N 8813W.  THE PLUME IS
ABOUT 75 NMI LONG AND 15 NMI WIDE AND ESTIMATED AT FL080.

TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL080 IS FORECASTED BY THE
AVIATION MODEL TO MOVE TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10-20
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 25/2100 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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SCHWARTZ
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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