FVXX22 KWBC 051700 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1700 UTC 05 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SAN CRISTOBAL 00-024 NICARAGUA 1242N 8700W . BACKGROUND: SAN CRISTOBAL NICARAGUA (1404-02) SUMMIT HEIGHT 5725 FT (1745M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: SURFACE OBSERVATION FROM CHINANDEGA NICARAGUA...VISIBLE AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY . ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS . 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. . TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 05/2300. . 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/) . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . TURK . NNNN