FVXX20 KWBC 091950
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001OCT09/1950Z  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: 2001/98 
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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 09/1915Z CONTINUES TO
SHOW A HOT SPOT AT THE VOLCANO AND A SMALL FAINT ASH CLOUD CENTERED
ABOUT 145 KM WEST SOUTHWEST (250 DEGREES) OF THE SUMMIT.  THE ASH CLOUD
IS AROUND 50 KM (27 NMI) LONG BETWEEN POINTS 1833N 10006W AND 1848N
9944W AND IS ROUGHLY 25 KM (13 NMI) WIDE.  THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF THE
ASH IS AROUND FL250.
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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 10/0200Z.
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INTERNET URLS...
MESSAGE LISTSERV   WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/SUBSCRIBE.HTML
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"