FVXX21 KWBC 232045                                               
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002JAN23/2045Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: POPOCATEPETL 1401-09
LOCATION: 1901N9837W    AREA: MEXICO
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 17930 FT (5465 M) 
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/009
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.  MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE. AVIATION MODEL
WIND FORECAST.  POPOCATEPETL CAMERA
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ERUPTION DETAILS: EXHALATION AT 23/1228Z     
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 23/2002Z
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL300 1900N9835W-1936N9824W-2049N9651W-
2042N9637W 1900N9835W MOVING NE 20 KNOTS.
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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REMARKS: SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE ASH PLUME REMAINS
DISTINCT WITH AN AREA OF THICKER ASH WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF THIN
ASH.  POPOCATEPETL CAMERA SUGGESTS THAT THE VOLCANO IS EMITTING
PREDOMINANTLY STEAM AT THIS TIME....WALTER/KARST/TURK
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002JAN24/0300Z
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"