FVXX24 KWBC 090615
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0615 UTC 09 DEC 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SAN CRISTOBAL 99-016 NICARAGUA 12.7N 87.0W
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BACKGROUND: SAN CRISTOBAL NICARAGUA (1404-02)
SUMMIT HEIGHT 5725 FT (1745 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...CHINANDEGA SURFACE OBSERVATION
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ERUPTION DETAILS: POSSIBLE SMALL ERUPTION AT 08/2345...
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED
ABOUT THIS EVENT. ASH WAS NEVER OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY.
TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND FL100 SHOULD MOVE TO THE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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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
www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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EFFECTIVE JANUARY 3 2000 AT 0000 UTC... ALL REFERENCES TO LATITUDE AND
LONGITUDE IN VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS WILL BE IN DEGREES AND
MINUTES OF A DEGREE. EXAMPLE... 16.70N 62.20W WILL BE 1642N6212W
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THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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