FVXX22 KWBC 290900
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0900 UTC 29 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SAN CRISTOBAL  00-064        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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
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: SATELLITE IMAGERY THRU 29/0815 UTC SHOWS
EXTENSIVE LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE VOLCANO AND
SOUTHWESTWARD INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. ANY ASH FROM THE EARLIER
ERUPTIONS WOULD BE LESS THAN FL050.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH UP TO FL050 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST
AT 15 TO 20 KT.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 29/1500 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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