FVXX22 KWBC 291500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1500 UTC 29 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SAN CRISTOBAL  00-065        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 INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. INETER VOLCANO INSTITUTE REPORT.
CHINANDEGA (MNCH) SURFACE OBSERVATION.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL GAS EMISSION.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THRU 29/1415 UTC DOES
NOT SHOW ANY PLUME FROM THE VOLCANO.  THE VOLCANO INSTITUTE
REPORTS MOSTLY GASES HAVE BEEN BEING EMITTED FROM THE VOLCANO
WITH VERY LITTLE ASH CONTENT. THE SURFACE OBSERVATION FROM
CHINANDEGA REPORTING REDUCTION TO VISIBILITY DUE TO ASH IS
ALSO MOSTLY DUE TO GASES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
AREA.
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TRAJECTORY: N/A.
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OUTLOOK:  NONE.
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THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT UNTIL AND ASH ERUPTION IS 
REPORTED OR DETECTED IN IMAGERY. 
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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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