FVXX20 KWBC 281825
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001JAN28/1825Z  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: 2001/27
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH
OFFICE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS:  ERUPTION AT 28/1755Z
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH
OFFICE REPORTS AN ERUPTION OF ASH AND STEAM TO FL230 AT 1755Z
MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 10-15 KNOTS. GOES8 IMAGERY AT 1815Z
SHOWS A PLUME EXTENDING 7 KM (4NMI) TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE
SUMMIT. 

TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL230 WOULD MOVE NORTHEAST AT 10-15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 29/0030Z.
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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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