FVXX20 KNES 231452
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2005DEC23/1452Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SANTA MARIA 1402-03
LOCATION: N1445 W09133   AREA: GUATEMALA

SUMMIT ELEVATION: 12375 FT (3772 M)

ADVISORY NUMBER: 2005/047

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. GFS MODEL WINDS. 

ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS

OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 23/1415Z

OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL130 N1447 W09133 - N1437
W09136 - N1446 W09144 - N1447 W09133 MOVING W 10
KNOTS. 

FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 23/2030Z SFC/FL130 N1450
W09131 - N1435 W09128 - N1436 W09140 - N1450
W09147 - N1450 W09131 

FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 24/0230Z NO VA EXP.

FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 24/0830Z NO VA EXP.

REMARKS: A PLUME CAN BE SEEN IN VISIBLE GOES-12
IMAGERY THIS MORNING WITH VERY CLEAR SKIES. A
HOTSPOT HAD BEEN DETECTED OVERNIGHT. THE GAS AND
ASH PLUME EXTENDS ABOUT 15 KM TO THE
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT AND IS NEAR THE
SUMMIT HEIGHT. ...RUMINSKI

NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2005DEC23/2045Z

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