FVXX20 KWBC 091355
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001OCT09/1355Z  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: 2001/97 
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 
MEXICO CITY MWO. MEXICO CITY 12Z WIND SOUNDING. CENAPRED POPO CAMERA.

ERUPTION DETAILS: SMALL ERUPTION AT 09/1212Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 09/1315Z SHOWS A HOT
SPOT AT THE VOLCANO AND A SMALL FAINT CLOUD OF ASH HAS MOVED DOWN WIND
FROM THE SUMMIT.  THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF THE CLOUD IS AROUND FL250. AT
1315Z THE LEADING EDGE OF THE CLOUD IS AROUND 35 KM (19 NMI) WEST
SOUTHWEST FROM THE SUMMIT AND EXTENDS BETWEEN POINTS 1853N 9855W AND
1859N 9843W AND IS ROUGHLY 25 KM (14 NMI) WIDE. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING WEST SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/2000.
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INTERNET URLS...
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MESSAGES GRAPHICS AND IMAGERY   WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/WASHINGTON.HTML
(ALL LOWERCASE EXCEPT /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"