FVXX21 KWBC 221815
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1815 UTC 22 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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POPOCATEPETL 99-047    MEXICO  19.02N 98.62W
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BACKGROUND:    POPOCATEPETL   MEXICO (1401-09)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 17930 FT (5465 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...MEXICO CITY MWO     
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTED AT APPROXIMATELY 22/1740 UTC
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MEXICO CITY MWO REPORTED AN ERUPTION
OF POPOCATEPETL TO FL350 AT 1740 UTC.  SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
22/1745 UTC CONFIREMD THE ERUPTION.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED.
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THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY
A MAP DEPICTING ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS
www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/messages.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK: SEE VAFTAD AND SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE HOUR AFTER ADDITIONAL
SATELLITE IMAGERY HAS BEEN ANALYZED.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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