FVXX20 KWBC 131600
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1600 UTC 13 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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POPOCATEPETL 99-029   MEXICO 19.02N 98.62W 
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BACKGROUND:    POPOCATEPETL MEXICO (1401-09)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 17930 FT (5465 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE IN MEXICO
CITY...GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. CENAPRED.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: EMISSION AT APPROX 13/0318 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO ASH HAS BEEN DETECTED IN GOES IMAGERY  
SINCE AROUND 0600 UTC.  FOR THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS A HOT SPOT HAS
BEEN NOTED AT THE VOLCANO HOWEVER LOOKING AT THE CENAPRED CAMERA
POINTED AT THE SUMMIT ONLY A FAINT VAPOR CLOUD AND NO ASH CLOUD HAS
SEEN. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE VOLCANO SINCE POPOCATEPETL HAS
BEEN PRODUCING SMALL EMISSIONS FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS.
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TRAJECTORY: N/A.
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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
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT UNTIL ASH IS AGAIN REPORTED OR
DETECTED. 
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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