FVXX22 KWBC 252045
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 2045 UTC 25 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SAN CRISTOBAL  00-050        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 VISIBLE AND
INFRARED IMAGERY...SURFACE OBSERVATION FROM CHINANDEGA...12
UTC AVIATION MODEL DATA
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL ASH AND GAS EMISSION.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE LATEST GOES-8 VISIBLE THROUGH 
25/2015 UTC SHOWS A THIN ILL-DEFINED PLUME EXTENDING WEST-SOUTHWEST FROM THE VOLCANO TO APPROXIMATELY THE POINT 1148N
8955W.  THE PLUME IS ABOUT 180 NMI LONG AND UP TO 35 NMI WIDE
AND ESTIMATED AT FL080.  MOVEMENT IS TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST
AT 15 KNOTS. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS FROM CHINANDEGA HAVE
REPORTED VOLCANIC ASH THROUGH THE DAY.

TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL080 IS FORECASTED BY THE
AVIATION MODEL TO MOVE TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10-20
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/0300 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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SCHWARTZ
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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