FVXX21 KWBC 161400
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001FEB16/1400Z  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: 2001/48
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 
WINDS FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSION AT 15/2142Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY SHOWS TWO
POSSIBLE SMALL FAINT ASH CLOUDS TO FL260 OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. 
AT 1315Z THE AREAS ARE CENTERED AT ABOUT 2116N 9548W AND 2136N
9405W.  EACH AREA IS ABOUT 50 KM (26 NMI) LONG AND 30 KM (16 NMI)
WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL260 IS OBSERVED MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST
AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE SENT BY 16/2000Z.
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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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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