FVXX22 KWBC 280900
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0900 UTC 28 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SAN CRISTOBAL  00-060        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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. AVIATION MODEL WINDS FORECAST.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL ASH AND GAS EMISSION.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 0815 UTC SHOWS EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS THROUGHOUT
THE REGION. IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETECT ANY ASH AT THIS TIME IN
SATELLITE IMAGERY.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH TO FL080 WOULD MOVE TO THE SOUTWEST AT 10
TO 15 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 28/1500 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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KARST
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