FVXX20 KWBC 281405
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED 1405 UTC 28 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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POPOCATEPETL 00-095         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: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED. MEXICO CITY
METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE. POPO CAM FROM CENAPRED. 6 HOUR
MODEL WIND FORECAST FROM THE 06 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: MEXICO CITY REPORTS AN EXHALATION AT 1215
UTC WITH MAINLY STEAM AND GAS BUT SOME ASH AS WELL. 
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: GOES-8 IMAGERY THRU 1332 UTC SHOWS A
PLUME EXTENDING TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE
PLUME IS APPROXIMATELY 28 KM (15 NMI) LONG AND IS BOUNDED BY
THE POINTS 1901N 9837W TO 1908N 9855W TO 1911N 9840W. POPO CAM
CONTINUES TO SHOW A PLUME IN CLEAR SKIES BUT IT APPEARS THAT
IT IS NOW JUST STEAM AT 1340 UTC. THE ASH IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE
REACHED TO A HEIGHT OF FL270.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL270 WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT
10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 28/1900.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORIES 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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RUMINSKI
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"