FVXX20 KWBC 021545
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1545 UTC 02 SEP 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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POPOCATEPETL 99-87   MEXICO 19.02N 98.62W
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BACKGROUND:    POPOCATEPETL (1401-09)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 17930 FT (5465M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  MEXICO CITY MWO CENAPRED VOLCANO CAM.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: 02/1500 UTC BETWEEN FL180 AND FL240.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MWO REPORTED THAT THE EVENT CONSISTED OF
STEAM AND ASH SEPARATING FROM THE SOURCE AND MOVING
WEST-SOUTHWEST.  AT 02/1530 UTC CENAPRED VOLCANO CAM SHOWS NO
ACTIVITY NEAR THE SUMMIT.  CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 02/1515 UTC
SHOWS EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS WEST OF THE VOLCANO MAKING DETECTION OF
ASH NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.  
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TRAJECTORY: N/A.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH 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/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD
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NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE AT 02/2145
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PLEASE REFER TO VAFTAD AND SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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WALTER/SAB
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