FVXX21 KWBC 222350
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY 
ISSUED 2350 UTC 22 NOV 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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POPOCATEPETL 00-124         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 AND
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. 1200 UTC MEXICO CITY UPPER
DATA. MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 22/2230 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE IN
MEXICO CITY HAS RECEIVED A PILOT REPORT INDICATING AN ERUPTION
OF POPOCATEPETL AT 2230 UTC WITH ASH ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN
FL180 AND FL2500.  SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2315 UTC
CONFIRMED THAT AN ERUPTION HAD OCCURRED.  AN ASH CLOUD 20 KM
(11 NMI) LONG AND 15 KM (8 NMI) WIDE EXTENDED FROM 1900N9833W
TO 1910N9825W.  THE ASH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR FL250.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/0600.
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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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TURK
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