FVXX22 KWBC 201800
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1800 UTC 20 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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PACAYA 00-016 GUATEMALA 1422N 9036W
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BACKGROUND: PACAYA GUATEMALA (1402-11)
SUMMIT HEIGHT 8372 FT (2553 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH LAST EVIDENT IN SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 19/1645
UTC
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE IMAGERY THROUGH 1715 UTC SHOWED CLEAR
SKIES OVER THE SUMMIT AND SURROUNDING VICINITY WITH NO INDICATION OF
ASH. NEAR INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DID SHOW A HOT SPOT AT THE
SUMMIT.
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TRAJECTORY: NIL
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OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED ON THIS EVENT.
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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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TURK/NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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