FVXX20 KWBC 122225
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2000DEC12/2225Z    VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: POPOCATEPETL 1401-09
LOCATION: 1901N 9837W    AREA: MEXICO
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 17390 FT (5465 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2000/162
                                                              
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. MEXICO CITY MWO. CENAPRED
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION BEGINNING AT 12/2207Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MEXICO CITY MWO AND CENAPRED
INDICATE THAT POPOCATEPETL HAS BEGUN A STEADY AND POSSIBLY
SIGNIFICANT ERUPTION. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2215Z CONFIRMS
THAT AN ASH CLOUD NOW EXISTS. INITIAL REPORTS INDICATE THE ASH
HAS REACHED FL230. HOWEVER IT MAY RISE HIGHER THAN THIS.
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TRAJECTORY: NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN AN HOUR.
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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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ORRISON/HUGHES
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