FVXX20 KWBC 022050
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2000DEC02/2050    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: 2000/149
                                                              
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH
OFFICE. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: LAST EXHALATION AT 02/1218Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 02/1902Z SHOWS
A DETACHED PLUME OF ASH BOUNDED BY 1814N9748W 1810N9730W
1810N9707W 1756N9711W 1800N9742W AND 1811N9755W. ASH ESTIMATED
BETWEEN FL180 AND FL250 IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 15
TO 20KTS. ASH IS RAPIDLY BECOMING TOO DIFFUSED TO BE DETECTED
IN THE IMAGERY. 
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERN SUGGESTS ASH BETWEEN FL180 AND
FL250 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20KTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/0300Z.
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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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BROWN
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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