FVXX22 KWBC 180500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0500 UTC 18 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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PACAYA 00-006         GUATEMALA 1422N 9036W 
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BACKGROUND:    PACAYA GUATEMALA (1402-11)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 8372 FT (2553 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE ...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.   12 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 17/1800 AVN MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 16/2245 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE FINAL VISIBLE IMAGE AT 17/2315 UTC
CONTINUED TO SHOW A PLUME EMANATING FROM PACAYA.  THIS PLUME WAS
ESTIMATED AT LESS THAN FL080.  NO PLUME WAS DETECTED IN EITHER
INFRARED OR MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THROUGH 18/0415 UTC HOWEVER SUCH
LOW LEVEL PLUMES ARE USUALLY ONLY DETECTABLE IN VISIBLE IMAGERY SO
CAUTION IS URGED.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL080 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 20
TO 25 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 18/1100 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  
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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TURK
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