FVXX22 KWBC 081550
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1550 UTC 08 NOV 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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COLIMA 99-062 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:  MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH
OFFICE...GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: INITIAL ERUPTION OCCURRED AT 08/1515 UTC.     
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MEXICO CITY MWO HAS REPORTED AN EXHALATION
OF STEAM AND POSSIBLY ASH FROM COLIMA. GOES-8 VISIBLE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1532 UTC CONFIRMS THE STEAM AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY
SUGGESTS THAT THERE IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF ASH EMBEDDED WITHIN IT.
MEXICO CITY REPORTS THAT THE STEAM AND POSSIBLE ASH HAS REACHED
FL220.
TRAJECTORY: WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS AT FL220.
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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 SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/2200 UTC. 
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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ORRISON/KARST
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