FVXX20 KWBC 301845
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2000NOV30/1845    VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: POPOCATEPETL 1401-09
LOCATION: 1901N 9837W    AREA: MEXICO
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 17930 FT (5465 M) 
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2000/140
                                                              
INFORMATION SOURCE: MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE...
GOES 8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...1200Z
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MODEL FORECAST DATA.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: MODERATE ERUPTION AT 30/1655Z TO FL240
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: A MODERATE ERUPTION AT POPOCATEPETL IS
SENDING AN ASH CLOUD RAPIDLY AWAY FROM THE SUMMIT. SATELLITE
IMAGES THROUGH 30/1702Z INDICATE A WELL DEFINED AND FAIRLY
DENSE ASH CLOUD MOVING NOW EAST-NORTHEAST AND A LITTLE FASTER
THAN ORIGINALLY BELIEVED. MOST RECENT REPORTS INDICATE THAT
THE ASH IS AT FL240 NOT FL340 AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
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AS OF 1715Z...THE ASH EXTENDS 39 KM (21 NMI) TO THE POINT
1905N 9814W. IT IS 9 KM (5 NMI) IN WIDTH.
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TRAJECTORY: EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 35 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 30/2330Z.
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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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