FVXX20 KWBC 081700
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1640 UTC 08 AUGUST 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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CERRO NEGRO 99-009    NICARAGUA      12.5N 86.7W
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BACKGROUND:    CERRO NEGRO  NICARAGUA  (1404-07)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 2214 FT (675M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
SATELLITE IMAGERY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: INITIAL ERUPTION AT 05/1600 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: UNDER FAIRLY CLEAR SKIES NO ASH CAN BE SEEN IN
SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1615 UTC.  ALSO NO HOT SPOT IS SEEN IN
SHORTWAVE INFRARED IMAGERY.  NICARAGUAN NEWSPAPERS THIS MORNING
REPORT CONTINUED SEISMIC ACTIVITY.
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TRAJECTORY: N/A.
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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
www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/2300 UTC. 
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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