FVXX21 KWBC 230230
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED 0230 UTC 23 NOV 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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POPOCATEPETL 00-125         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
SATELLITE IMAGERY. 0000 UTC MEXICO CITY UPPER DATA.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 22/2230 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0145 UTC
SHOWED TWO ASH CLOUDS FROM THE 22/2230 UTC ERUPTION OF
POPOCATEPETL.  ASH NEAR FL190 WAS DISSIPATING APPROXIMATELY 70
KM (38 NMI) NORTHEAST OF THE SUMMIT.  THIS ASH CLOUD WAS
CENTERED AT 1919N9801W AND HAD A DIAMETER OF 20 KM (11 NMI).
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THE SECOND ASH CLOUD ESTIMATED NEAR FL250 CONTAINED THICKER
ASH AND WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 50 KM (27 NMI) EAST OF THE
SUMMIT.  THIS ASH CLOUD WAS CENTERED AT 1903N9808W AND WAS 30
KM (16 NMI) IN DIAMETER.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL190 WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT 5
TO 10 KNOTS AND DISSIPATING.  ASH TO FL250 WAS MOVING TOWARDS
THE EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/0830 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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TURK
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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