FVXX22 KWBC 230800
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0800 UTC 23 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SAN CRISTOBAL  00-040        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 MULTISPECTRAL AND INFRARED IMAGERY...
SURFACE REPORTS FROM CHINANDEGA NICARAGUA.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL ASH AND GAS EMISSION OBSERVED
ON FEBRUARY 22ND.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY HAS NOT SHOWN ANY
DEFINABLE AREAS OF ASH OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS. HOWEVER THERE ARE
OCCASIONAL SUGGESTIONS IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THAT THERE IS SOME
ACTIVITY OVER THE SUMMIT AND IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE VOLCANO.
VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES WILL BE ABLE TO CONFIRM THE LEVEL OF
ACTIVITY IN A FEW HOURS. CAUTION IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED. ANY ASH
CURRENTLY PRESENT IS BELIEVED TO BE BELOW FL100.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH UP TO FL100 SHOULD MOVE TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT
10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/1400 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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ORRISON
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