FVXX22 KWBC 041545
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1545 UTC 04 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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COLIMA 99-056 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 IMAGERY. MEXICO CITY
METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE  REPORT.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURED AT 04/1505 UTC.     
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE
REPORTED AN ERUPTION 0F COLIMA AT 1505 UTC.  VISIBLE SATELLITE
IMAGERY SUGGESTS THIS ERUPTION WAS OF SHORT DURATION WITH A SMALL
ASH CLOUD LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 8 KM (4 NMI) WEST OF THE SUMMIT AT
1515 UTC.  THE CLOUD WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 KM (3 NMI) WIDE. THE HEIGHT
WAS ESTIMATED AT FL180.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST AT 10KT.
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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/messages.html
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OUTLOOK:  SEE VAFTAD AND SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 04/2130 UTC
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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