FVXX22 KWBC 260850
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0850 UTC 26 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SAN CRISTOBAL  00-052        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 OBSERVATIONS FROM CHINANDEGA...
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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 INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THROUGH 0715 UTC SHOWED NO ASH/GAS.
VISIBLE IMAGERY DURING THE DAY SHOWED A CONTINUOUS PLUME OF
ASH/GAS ESTIMATED AT FL080 EXTENDING TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST.
OCCASIONAL SURFACE OBSERVATIONS FROM CHINANDEGA REPORTED ASH.
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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 26/1500 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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