FVXX22 KWBC 270900 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0900 UTC 27 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SAN CRISTOBAL 00-056 NICARAGUA 1242N 8700W . BACKGROUND: SAN CRISTOBAL NICARAGUA (1404-02) SUMMIT HEIGHT 5725 FT (1745M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 MULTISPECTRAL AND INFRARED IMAGERY. AVIATION MODEL WINDS FORECAST. CHINANDEGA SURFACE OBSERVATION. . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL ASH AND GAS EMISSION. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH CAN BE DISCERNED IN INFRARED OR MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THRU 27/0815 UTC. THE LAST VISIBLE IMAGERY AT 26/2245 UTC SHOWED A PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO THE WEST. THE ASH WAS ESTIMATED BELOW FL080. . TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL080 WILL MOVE TO THE WEST AT 15 KTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/1500 UTC. . 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/) . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . KARST . NNNN