FVXX24 KWBC 011530
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1530 UTC 01 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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PACAYA   00-021 GUATEMALA  1422N   9036W
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BACKGROUND:    PACAYA   GUATEMALA (1402-11)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 8,373 FT (2552 M)

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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  AVIATION MODEL WINDS. SURFACE
OBSERVATION FROM GUATEMALA CITY. GUATEMALA VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 01/0350 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS
REPORTED A DECREASE IN ACTIVITY FROM OVERNIGHT WHEN THE
ERUPTION REACHED TO FL200. CURRENTLY THEY REPORT IT IS
EMITTING LIGHT ASH... GASES AND STEAM AND IS ROARING
LIKE A JET ENGINE. A HOT SPOT IS NOTED IN IMAGERY. 
GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1445 UTC SHOWS A VERY
FAINT PLUME EXTENDING WEST (265 DEGREES) AROUND 78KM (42
NMI) TO POINT 1417N 9109W AND WAS AROUND 18 KM (10 NMI)
WIDE. BASED ON MOTION THE PLUME IS ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW
FL050. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BELOW FL050 IS MOVE WESTERLY AROUND
10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 01/2130 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   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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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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