FVXX22 KWBC 082340
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2340 UTC 08 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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POPOCATEPETL 00-011        MEXICO   1901N 9837W  
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BACKGROUND:    POPOCATEPETL MEXICO (1401-09)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT   17930 FT (5465 M)  
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:...MEXICO CITY MWO GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED
AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY..

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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 08/1647 AND AROUND 08/2250 UTC  
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 2315 UTC SHOWS
ANOTHER SMALL PUFF OF ASH FROM THE VOLCANO MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST. 
THIS AREA OF ASH IS VERY SMALL AND IS ABOUT 25 KM (13 NMI) FROM THE
SUMMIT.  THE ENTIRE AREA OF ASH IS ABOUT 6 KM LONG AND 2 KM WIDE.  
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TRAJECTORY: ESE AT 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/0530 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  
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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