FVXX22 KWBC 271500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1500 UTC 27 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SAN CRISTOBAL  00-057        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 IMAGERY. AVIATION MODEL
WINDS FORECAST.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL ASH AND GAS EMISSION.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: IN THE FIRST VISIBLE IMAGES OF THE DAY
THROUGH 27/1415 UTC A FAINT PLUME CAN BE SEEN EXTENDING FROM
THE VOLCANO TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST. THE PLUME IS ROUGHLY 40 KM
(22 NMI) WIDE AND EXTENDS FROM THE SUMMIT WEST SOUTHWEST (240
DEGREES) AROUND 190 KM (103 NMI) TO POINT 1150N 8830W. BASED
ON ITS MOTION THE ASH IS ESTIMATED BELOW FL060.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL060 WILL MOVE WESTERLY AROUND 15 KTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/2100 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"