FVXX22 KWBC 010700
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0700 UTC 01 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SAN CRISTOBAL 00-002 NICARAGUA 12.7N 87.0W 
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BACKGROUND:    SAN CRISTOBAL NICARAGUA (1404-02)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 5725 FT (1745 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY.  6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM 01/0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: STEADY EMISSION OF ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 01/0615 UTC SHOWS A
VERY THIN ILL DEFINED PLUME EXTENDING SOUTHWEST AWAY FROM THE
VOLCANO.  THE PLUME IS 92KM IN LENGTH..11 KM WIDE AND EXTENDS TO THE
POINT 12.1N 87.5W.  BASED ON THE AVIATION MODEL WIND FORECAST THE
PLUME IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT FL080.   
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS.
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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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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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EFFECTIVE JANUARY 3 2000 AT 0000 UTC... ALL REFERENCES TO LATITUDE
AND LONGITUDE IN VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS WILL BE IN DEGREES
AND MINUTES OF A DEGREE. EXAMPLE: 16.70N 62.20W  WILL BE  1642N6212W
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 01/1300 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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WALTER/SAB/NOAA/NESDIS
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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