FVXX20 KWBC 122310
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2000DEC12/2310Z    VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: POPOCATEPETL 1401-09
LOCATION: 1901N 9837W    AREA: MEXICO
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 17390 FT (5465 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2000/163
                                                              
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. MEXICO CITY MWO. CENAPRED
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION BEGINNING AT 12/2207Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: ALL CHANNELS OF GOES SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 12/2245Z INDICATE A DENSE ASH CLOUD EMANATING FROM THE
SUMMIT. LATEST INDICATIONS FROM CENAPRED SHOW THAT THE VOLCANO
IS STILL ERUPTING WITH A STEADY RELEASE OF ASH AND STEAM. ASH
AND STEAM ARE NOW REACHING FL290 ACCORDING TO THE MEXICO CITY
MWO
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AS OF 2345Z...THE ASH CLOUD EXTENDS FROM THE SUMMIT 37 KM (20
NMI) TO THE POINT 1916N 9826W. THE PLUME IS 14 KM (8 NMI)
WIDE.

TRAJECTORY: NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 13/0500Z.
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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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ORRISON
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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