FVXX24 KWBC 091430
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1430 UTC 09 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SAN CRISTOBAL 00-026   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:  GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  VOLCANO OBSERVATORY IN MANAGUA. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: VOLCANIC ASH WAS OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY AT
1315UTC. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1315 UTC SHOWS
A LOW LEVEL PLUME OF ASH MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST. THE ASH IS
ESTIMATED UP TO FL070. THE LEADING OF THE PLUME IS AT 1221N 8722W
WHICH IS 56 KM (30 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT. THE PLUME IS 8 KM (4 NMI)
WIDE. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL070 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 20KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE AT 09/2030 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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CLARK/KARST NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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