FVXX21 KWBC 271330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED: 2000DEC27/1330Z  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: 2000/214
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
MEXICO CITY METEROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE SIGMET. 1200Z MEXICO CITY
UPPER AIR SOUNDING. POPOCATEPETL CAMERA
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ERUPTION DETAILS: EXHALATIONS AT 27/0711Z AND 27/1231Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH CAN BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1302Z. SHORTWAVE INFRARED IMAGERY SHOWS A HOT SPOT AT THE
VOLCANO SUMMIT. POPOCATEPETL CAMERA DOES NOT CURRENTLY SHOW ASH AT
THE SUMMIT. 
A SIGMET FROM THE MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE REPORTS
TWO AREAS OF ASH. ASH FROM THE 1231Z EXHALATION IS BETWEEN FL180 AND
FL320 AND IS NEAR THE SUMMIT. AT 1245Z ASH FROM THE 0711Z ERUPTION
WAS BETWEEN FL180 AND FL250 AND WAS LOCATED 135 NMI NORTHEAST OF THE
SUMMIT.  
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TRAJECTORY: TWO AREAS OF ASH ARE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT
BETWEEN 30 AND 45 KNOTS
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/1930Z.
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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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