FVXX22 KWBC 242040
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 2040 UTC 24 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SAN CRISTOBAL  00-046        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...1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL UPPER-AIR SOUNDING
DATA
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL ASH AND GAS EMISSION.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 24/2015 UTC SHOWS
LOW LEVEL PLUME ESTIMATED AT FL080 MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST ABOUT 15 KNOTS TO APPROXIMATELY THE POINT 1242N
9100W.  THE THIN ILL-DEFINED PLUME IS APPROXIMATELY 250 NMI
LONG AND UP TO 30 NMI WIDE. THE 2000 UTC SURFACE OBSERVATION
FROM CHINANDEGA CONTINUES TO REPORTS VOLCANIC ASH.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL080 IS FORECASTED TO MOVE TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 10-15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 25/0300 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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