FVXX22 KWBC 051700
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1700 UTC 05 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SAN CRISTOBAL 00-024   NICARAGUA  1242N 8700W 
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BACKGROUND:    SAN CRISTOBAL NICARAGUA (1404-02)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 5725 FT (1745M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: SURFACE OBSERVATION FROM CHINANDEGA
NICARAGUA...VISIBLE AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS  
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: A 1600 UTC SURFACE OBSERVATION FROM CHINANDEGA
NICARGUA INDICATED VOLCANIC ASH.  SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1615Z
WAS INCONCLUSIVE AS MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WERE STREAMING OVER
THE SUMMIT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.  BASED ON CHINANDEGAS LOCATION
TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT THE HEIGHT IS ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW
FL100.  
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 05/2300.
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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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TURK
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