FVXX20 KWBC 180440
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001DEC18/0440Z   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: 2001/107
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INFORMATION SOURCE:  GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
MEXICO CITY MWO.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 18/0415Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MEXICO CITY MWO REPORTS AN
ERUPTION OF POPOCATEPETL TO FL240 AT 18/0413Z. A PILOT
REPORT INDICATES ASH AT FL240 MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS.
THE GOES8 0415Z IMAGE SHOWS ASH AT THE LOCATION OF THE 
VOLCANO.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL240 IS REPORTED MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2001DEC18/1030Z.
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