FVXX26 KWBC 221800                                          
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002NOV22/1800Z   VAAC: WASHINGTON
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TEST TEST TEST TEST
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VOLCANO: POPOCATEPETL 1401-09
LOCATION: 1901N9837W    AREA: MEXICO
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 17930 FT (5465 M) 
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/103
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH
OFFICE. AVIATION MODEL WIND FORECAST. PILOT REPORTS.
MEXICO CITY UPPER AIR SOUNDING.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: EXHALATION AT 21/1702Z     
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 21/1715Z
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL350 1901N9837W-1820N9833W-
1844N9905W-1857N9910W-1901N9837W MOVING SW 25-35 KNOTS
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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REMARKS: THE MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE
REPORTS AN EXHALATION OF THE VOLCANO WITH MOSTLY STEAM
MIXED WITH SOME ASH. PILOT REPORTS SUGGEST THAT THE ASH
IS TO FL350. ASH MAY EXTEND FARTHER TO THE WEST THAN
INDICATED BECAUSE CLOUDS WEST OF THE VOLCANO ARE
HAMPERING ASH DETECTION...WALTER/KARST
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002NOV22/0000Z
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