FVXX20 KWBC 021715
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1715 UTC 02 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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POPOCATEPETL 00-065         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 METEOROLOGICAL WATCH
OFFICE.  GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
CENAPRED VOLCANO CAMERA.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT ABOUT 1600 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH CAN BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 02/1645 UTC POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER CLOUDS
COVERING SOME NEARBY AREAS.  THE MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL
WATCH OFFICE REPORTED AN ERUPTION OF POPOCATEPETL AT ABOUT
1600 UTC PRODUCING ASH AND STEAM TO AN ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF
FL260. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS REPORTED TO BE MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT
ABOUT 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/2315 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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