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Ash alert with Map.
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Posted by candlestick on January 17, 2000 at 16:16:00:
FVXX23 KWBC 172220 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 2220 UTC 17 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . SAN CRISTOBAL 00-005 NICARAGUA 1242N 8700W . BACKGROUND: SAN CRISTOBAL NICARAGUA (1404-02) SUMMIT HEIGHT 5725 FT (1745 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. CHINANDEGA SURFACE OBSERVATION. NICARAGUAN GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE. 9 HOUR FORECAST FROM THE 17/1200 UTC NGM MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: POSSIBLE SMALL ERUPTION AT 17/2000 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 17/2045..CURRENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE ALL INDICATE AN ERUPTION OF THE SAN CRISTOBAL VOLCANO. THE 17/2045 UTC SATELLITE IMAGE SHOWS A FAINT PLUME STRETCHING 72KM (39 NMI) TO THE SOUTHWEST AWAY FROM THE SUMMIT. THE PLUME IS 21KM (11NMI) WIDE AND EXTENDS TO THE POINT: 1218N 8732W. CURRENT REPORTS INDICATE THE PLUME IS AT SUMMIT HEIGHT OR FL060. . TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL060 WILL MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 20KTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST SIGMETS. . NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 18/0430 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 www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html (all lower case except /VAAC/) . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . WALTER . NNNN"Click For Full Sized Attached Graphic" ""
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