FVXX23 KWBC 191720
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1720 UTC 19 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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COLIMA 00-003           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:  GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED...AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...ETA MODEL WINDS VALID AT 19/1200 UTC...1200
UTC UPPER AIR SOUNDIND DATA...
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ERUPTION DETAILS: SMALL EMISSION OF ASH AND STEAM AT AROUND 19/1600 
UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 19/1645 UTC INDICATES
THAT THERE WAS A RELATIVELY SMALL EMISSION OF BOTH ASH AND STEAM
FROM THE SUMMIT OF COLIMA. THE MOVEMENT IS NOTED RATHER QUICKLY OFF
TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AND IS QUICKLY DISPERSING. THE ASH AND STEAM
IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE REACHED FL200.
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AT 19/1645 UTC THE SMALL ASH CLOUD EXTENDS 13 KM (7 NMI) FROM THE
POINT 1929N10355W TO THE POINT 1923N10359W. THE ASH CLOUD IS ONLY
ABOUT 1 TO 2 KM WIDE ABOUT THIS AXIS.
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TRAJECTORY: WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 19/2330 UTC.
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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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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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RUMINSKI/ORRISON/NOAA/NESDIS/SAB
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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