FVXX20 KWBC 141515
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1515 UTC 14 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SANTA MARIA 00-001   GUATEMALA 1445N 9133W 
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BACKGROUND:    SANTA MARIA GUATEMALA (1402-03)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 12375 FT (3772 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. GUATEMALA VOLCANO INSTITUTE
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSION AROUND 14/1400 UTC
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
14/1445 UTC SHOWS A POSSIBLE ASH AND/OR GAS PLUME FROM THE
VOLCANO TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST. THE PLUME EXTENDS ABOUT 30 KM
(16 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT AND IS ROUGHLY 10 KM (5 NMI) WIDE.
THE PLUME IS ESTIMATED NEAR SUMMIT LEVEL OR TO FL140.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL140 WILL MOVE TOWARD
THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 TO 20 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 14/2115 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORIES 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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CLARK
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