FVXX22 KWBC 202100
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED 2100 UTC 20 JUL 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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LASCAR 00-001       CHILE   2320S 6745W   
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BACKGROUND:    LASCAR   CHILE (1505-10)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 18346 FT (5592 M)  
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ABOUT 20/1445 UTC
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: AT 20/1909 UTC ASH EXTENDS 656 KM (354
NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT TO THE EAST TO THE POINT 2251S6115W. THE
PLUME IS 103 KM (56 NMI) WIDE. ASH EXTENDS FROM NORTHEASTERN
CHILE...CROSSING EXTREME SOUTHERN BOLIVIA...CONTINUING ACROSS
NORTHERN ARGENTINA AND IS ENTERING WEST CENTRAL PARAGUAY. ASH
IS ESTIMATED UP TO ABOUT FL350 OR FL400. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 65 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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REMARKS: THE BUENOS AIRES VAAC HAS ISSUED A VAA AND THERE HAVE
BEEN TWO SIGMETS ISSUED TO OUR KNOWLEDGE.  WE ARE ISSUING THIS
VAA TO HELP ASSURE BROAD DISTRIBUTION OF THIS INFORMATION.
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THIS WILL BE THE ONLY VAA ON THIS EVENT ISSUED BY THE
WASHINGTON VAAC.  PLEASE SEE BUENOS AIRES VAAC ADVISORIES
UNDER THE HEADER FVXX01 SABM.
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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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