FVXX22 KWBC 181700
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1700 UTC 18 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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PACAYA 00-008         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. 18/0000 UTC AVN MODEL WINDS VALID AT 18/1800
UTC.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 16/2245 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD:GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1615 UTC SHOWS A
DETACHED CLOUD OF FAINT ASH MOVING WEST SOUTHWEST OVER THE PACIFIC
OCEAN. THE CLOUD IS 59 KM (32 NMI) LONG AND 33 KM (18 NMI) WIDE FROM
POINT 1359N 9151W TO 1331N 9133W. THIS ASH IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT
FL080. THE ASH CLOUD IS FAINT AND DISSIPATING AS IT MOVES OUT OVER
WATER.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH AT OR BELOW FL100 TO
MOVE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 18/2300 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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HUGHES/NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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