FVXX22 KWBC 270900
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0900 UTC 27 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SAN CRISTOBAL  00-056        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. AVIATION MODEL WINDS FORECAST. CHINANDEGA
SURFACE OBSERVATION.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL ASH AND GAS EMISSION.
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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.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL080 WILL MOVE TO THE WEST AT 15 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/1500 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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KARST
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