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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1900 UTC 03 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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COLIMA 00-001         MEXICO 1931N 10337W 
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BACKGROUND:    COLIMA MEXICO (1401-04)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 13451 FT (4100 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MEXICO CITY MET WATCH OFFICE. GOES-8
VISIBLE..INFRARED...AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 03/1820 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1845 UTC
SHOWS A NARROW LINE OF ASH DETACHED FROM THE COLIMA VOLCANO. THIS
ASH IS LOCATED WITHIN 2.5 KM (1.3 NMI) EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 18 KM
(10 NMI) LONG FROM 1934N 10335W TO 1940N 10328W. THE ASH IS
ESTIMATED TO BE AT FL180. 
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH AT FL180 TO MOVE
NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 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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EFFECTIVE JANUARY 3 2000 AT 0000 UTC... ALL REFERENCES TO LATITUDE
AND LONGITUDE IN VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS WILL BE IN DEGREES
AND MINUTES OF A DEGREE. EXAMPLE: 16.70N 62.20W  WILL BE  1642N6212W
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THE NEXT MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 04/0100.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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HUGHES/RUMINSKI/ORRISON
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