FVXX22 KWBC 262100
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 2100 UTC 26 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SAN CRISTOBAL  00-054        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 WINDS FORECAST. CHINANDEGA
SURFACE OBSERVATION.
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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 26/2015 UTC SHOWS
A PLUME OF ASH AND GAS EXTENDING WEST AROUND 185KM (100 NMI)
FROM THE VOLCANO. THE PLUME OF ASH AND GASES IS ROUGHLY 45KM
(24 NMI) WIDE EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO POINT 1243N 8842W.
THE CHINANDEGA SURFACE OBSERVATION FOR THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS
HAS BEEN REPORTING A RESTRICTION TO VISIBILITY DUE TO VOLCANIC
ASH. THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF THE PLUME IS BELOW FL080. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL080 WILL CONTINUE MOVING WESTERLY
AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/0300 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" 

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