FVXX20 KWBC 011710
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1710 UTC 01 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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POPOCATEPETL 00-062         MEXICO 1901N 9837W 
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BACKGROUND:    POPOCATEPETL MEXICO (1401-09)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 17930 FT (5465 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MEXICO CITY MET WATCH OFFICE. GOES-8
VISIBLE...INFRARED...AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 01/1200 UTC
UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM MEXICO CITY. CENAPRED POPO CAMERA. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: REPORTED ASH ERUPTION AT 1651 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MEXICO CITY MWO REPORTS AN ERUPTION
OF POPOCATEPETL AT 1651 UTC TO AN ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF FL260.
THEY REPORT THAT THE ASH CLOUD IS MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 20
KNOTS. THE LATEST GOES-8 IMAGE AT 1702 UTC SHOWS A POSSIBLE
ASH CLOUD LOCATED AT A POINT 1858N 9844W WITH A DIAMETER OF
APPROX 5 KM (2.6 NMI). THIS CLOUD IS DISPLACED APPROX 13 KM (7
NMI) TO THE SOUTHWEST (241 DEGREES).
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH TO FL260 WOULD
MOVE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 01/2300 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORIES 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/KARST
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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