FVXX23 KWBC 071430
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1430 UTC 07 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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FUEGO 00-003   GUATEMALA  1428N 9053W 
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BACKGROUND:    FUEGO GUATEMALA (1402-09)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 12345 FT (3763 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM THE 07/0000 UTC
AVIATION MODEL. REPORT FROM INSIVUMEH. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSIONS AND STRONG SEISMIC SIGNALS.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 07/1315 UTC
SHOWS AN ASH PLUME TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE ASH
EXTENDS 39 KM (21 NMI) TO THE POINT 1409N9058W AND IS 11 KM
(6 NMI) WIDE.  ACCORDING TO GROUND OBSERVATIONS THE ASH IS
ESTIMATED AT FL160. 
   INSIVUMEH IN GUATEMALA REPORTS THAT THE VOLCANO IS
PRODUCING LOUD RUMBLING SOUNDS AND A MORE SIGNIFICANT ERUPTION 
IS LIKELY.    
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL160 WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 10
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/2030.           
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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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CLARK/ORRISON
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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