FVXX22 KWBC 291730
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1730 UTC 29 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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MASAYA 00-008 NICARAGUA 1159N 8610W 
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BACKGROUND:    MASAYA NICARAGUA (1404-10)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 2083FT (635 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...INETER GEOPHYSICAL LAB IN MANAGUA...06Z AVN MODEL DATA
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ERUPTION DETAILS: INETER INDICATES THAT THE MASAYA VOLCANO IS
CURRENTLY ACTIVE.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: AT 1615 UTC A PLUME IS SEEN EXTENDING FROM THE
VOLCANO SUMMIT (1159N8610W) TOWARD THE WEST SOUTHWEST TO THE POINT
1142N8647W AND IS 5 KM (2.7 NMI) WIDE. THE PLUME IS ESTIMATED TO BE
NEAR THE SUMMIT HEIGHT AND AT OR BELOW FL050. RECENT ACTIVITY AT
MASAYA WITH SIMILAR PLUMES HAVE BEEN MAINLY STEAM BUT WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF SOME ASH MIXED IN ACCORDING TO INETER AND IT IS FELT
THAT THIS IS LIKELY THE CASE FOR THIS EVENT. 
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TRAJECTORY: WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15-20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 29/2330 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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RUMINSKI
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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