FVXX20 KWBC 022045
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001FEB02/2045Z  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: 2001/34
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.  MEXICO CITY UPPER AIR OBSERVATION.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: SMALL ERUPTION AT AROUND 1945Z.              
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: A NARROW PLUME OF ASH IS VISIBLE ON
LATEST GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY. AT 2015Z THE PLUME EXTENDS TO
THE POINT 1916N 9834W OR 16 NMI TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE
SUMMIT. THE PLUME IS UP TO 5 NMI WIDE.  MOVEMENT IS NORTH-
NORTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS AND IS ESTIMATED AT FL220. 

TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL220 WOULD MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 20
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/0300Z.
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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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