FVXX23 KWBC 311955
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT   
ISSUED 1955 UTC 31 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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COLIMA 00-007 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...MEXICO CITY MWO.     
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OCCURRED AT 31/1915 UTC...
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MEXICO CITY MWO HAS INDICATED AN ERUPTION
AT COLIMA. A SMALL ASH AND STEAM CLOUD HAS NOW BECOME EVIDENT IN THE 
LATEST VISIBLE AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGES WHICH CONFIRMS THE ERUPTION.
ASH AND STEAM IS ESTIMATED TO BE REACHING FL230.
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TRAJECTORY: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED IN THE NEXT 15 MINUTES ALONG WITH
A GRAPHIC.
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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  
http://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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ORRISON/SCHWARTZ
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