FVXX21 KWBC 041700
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED: 2000DEC04/1700Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: POPOCATEPETL 1401-09
LOCATION: 1901N 9837W    AREA: MEXICO
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 17930 FT (5465 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2000/156                                           
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL 
IMAGERY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES A COUPLE OF
EXHALATIONS OCCURRED BETWEEN 0945Z AND 1030Z. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 04/1615Z
SHOWS NO ASH IN THE VICINITY OF POPOCATEPETL. ASH FROM THE EARLIER
EXHALATIONS MOVED TOWARD THE EAST AND HAS BECOME TOO DIFFUSED TO BE
DETECTED IN THE IMAGERY.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH MOVED TOWARD THE EAST AT ABOUT 40 KTS. 
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 04/2300Z.
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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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