FVXX20 KWBC 161455
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2000DEC16/1455Z  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: 2000/183
                                                              
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE .. INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  MEXICO CITY UPPER AIR SOUNDINGS.
MEXICO CITY MWO. CENAPRED CAMERA
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ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT VENTING OF STEAM AND ASH 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES8 IMAGERY THROUGH 1415Z SHOWS NO
DISCERNABLE ASH PLUME.  MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY DOES INDICATE A
FAINT HOT SPOT.  IMAGERY FROM THE CENAPRED CAMERA SHOWS
OCCASIONAL STEAM EMISSIONS FROM THE VOLCANO.
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THE BROAD AREA OF DISPERSING ASH FROM PREVIOUS ERUPTIONS IS 
NOT CURRENTLY VISIBLE IN IMAGERY.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL240 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE
SOUTH AT UP TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/2100Z.
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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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