FVXX20 KWBC 300345
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED 0345 UTC 30 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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POPOCATEPETL 00-098         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: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE. MEXICO CITY
UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EXHALATION AT 29/2315 UTC. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
30/0245 UTC INDICATES THE VOLCANIC ASH IS MOVING TO THE
NORTHWEST AND IS GRADUALLY DISSIPATING. AT 30/0245 UTC THE
LEADING EDGE OF THE ASH WAS 100 KM (54 NMI) FROM THE SUMMIT
AND IS BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING POINTS 1903N9909W 1929N9823W
1937N9841W 1925N9917W 1918N9931W. THE MEXICO CITY MWO
ESTIMATED THE HEIGHT AT FL280.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BEFORE 30/0930 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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CLARK
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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