FVXX22 KWBC 152230
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT   
ISSUED 2230 UTC 15 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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COLIMA 00-011  MEXICO 1931N 10337W 
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BACKGROUND:    COLIMA MEXICO (1401-04)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 13451 FT (4100 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED..AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. MEXICO CITY MET WATCH OFFICE. UPPER AIR DATA FROM
MANZANILLO AND GUADALAJARA. 15/2100 UTC UPPER AIR WINDS FROM THE ETA
MODEL. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: THE MEXICO CITY MWO REPORTED AN ERUPTION OF COLIMA
AT APPROX 2145 UTC. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GOES-8 IMAGE AT 2215 SHOWS A BARELY
VISIBLE ASH CLOUD EXTENDING NORTH FROM COLIMA. THE ASH IS PARTIALLY
OBSCURED DUE TO THICK CIRRUS CLOUDS. SPLIT WINDOW IMAGERY CONFIRMS
THIS CLOUD EXTENDING NORTH FROM THE VOLCANO. THIS MOVEMENT WOULD PUT
THE ASH AT A HEIGHT OF FL200. 
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERS FROM NEARBY RAOBS AND THE MODEL
SUGGEST ANY ASH AT FL200 TO MOVE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/0430 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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HUGHES.NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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