FVXX22 KWBC 232045
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 2045 UTC 23 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SAN CRISTOBAL  00-042        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 MULTISPECTRAL AND
INFRARED IMAGERY. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL ASH AND GAS EMISSION.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
2015 UTC SHOWS A PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE VOLCANO WESTERLY
(270 DEGREES) AROUND 280KM (151 NMI) AND VARIES BETWEEN 28 TO
52 KM (15 TO 28 NMI) WIDE. BASED ON THE ASH MOVEMENT COMPARED
TO THE WINDS THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF THE CLOUD OF STEAM AND
ASH IS BELOW FL120.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BELOW FL120 SHOULD MOVE AROUND 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 24/0345 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"