PACAYA 00-012 GUATEMALA 1422N 9036W

BACKGROUND: PACAYA GUATEMALA (1402-11)
SUMMIT HEIGHT 8372 FT (2553 M)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY... AVN MODEL WINDS VALID AT 19/1800 UTC...

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM...

DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 19/1645 UTC
SHOWS THAT THERE IS A PLUME OF ASH AND STEAM LEAVING THE SUMMIT AND
PUSHING TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST. THE ASH AND STEAM IS NOW ESTIMATED
TO BE AS HIGH AS FL200 TO FL250.