FVXX22 KWBC 180500 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0500 UTC 18 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . PACAYA 00-006 GUATEMALA 1422N 9036W . BACKGROUND: PACAYA GUATEMALA (1402-11) SUMMIT HEIGHT 8372 FT (2553 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE ...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 12 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 17/1800 AVN MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 16/2245 UTC. . 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. . TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL080 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST SIGMETS AND VAFTAD. . NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 18/1100 UTC. . 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/) . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . TURK . NNNN