FVXX21 KWBC 032345
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2345 UTC 03 OCTOBER 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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POPOCATEPETL 99-098 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: MEXICO CITY MWO...GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED
AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...AND CENAPRED.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 03/1601 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE ASH CLOUD PREVIOUSLY SEEN IN MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY BECAME TO FAINT TO TRACK AROUND 1845 UTC AS IT MOVED
SOUTHWEST FROM THE VOLCANO AND WAS THEN OVER RUN BY HIGHER
METEOROLOGICAL CLOUDS.  THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER REPORTS OF ASH
AND THE METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE CANCELED ITS SIGMET AT 03/2030
UTC.
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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 LATEST SIGMET.
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THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT.    
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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