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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2025 UTC 18 JULY 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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COLIMA 99-044  MEXICO 19.51N 103.62W 
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BACKGROUND:    COLIMA MEXICO (1401-04)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 13451 FT (4100 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY THROUGH 18/2000 UTC.  MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE
COORDINATION. MEXICO CITY SIGMET. 1200 UTC MANZANILLO RADIOSONDE.

ERUPTION DETAILS:  ERUPTION OCCURRED AT ABOUT 17/1742 UTC. SMALLER
EXHALATIONS OCCURRED ON THE MORNING OF JULY 18.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD:  NO ASH CAN BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
2000 UTC. HOWEVER THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE VOLCANO AND WEST OF THE
VOLCANO COULD PREVENT SATELLITE DETECTION OF ASH IN THESE AREAS. THE
MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE HAS CANCELED ITS SIGMET FOR
THIS EVENT.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT ANY ASH THAT MIGHT BE
PRESENT BELOW FL280 WOULD MOVE TO THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST AT LESS THAN
15 KNOTS.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH
ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH LOCATION
ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS
www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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