FVXX21 KWBC 021406
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001JAN02/1406Z 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: 2001/001
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. 1200Z MEXICO CITY UPPER AIR SOUNDING. MEXICO CITY MWO.
SURFACE OBSERVATION FROM PUEBLA.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT APPROXIMATELY 02/1336Z
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MEXICO CITY MWO REPORTED AN ERUPTION OF
POPOCATEPETL AT 1336Z. THE POPOCATEPETL CAMERA AND A SURFACE
OBSERVATION FROM PUEBLA CONFIRMED THE ERUPTION AND SUGGESTED ASH TO
FL250. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1345Z SHOWED A NARROW PLUME
EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO 1903N9831W OR APPROXIMATELY 15 KM (8
NMI) TO THE EAST OF THE SUMMIT. THE PLUME WAS 3 KM (2 NMI) WIDE.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH TO FL250 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE EAST AT 30 TO 40
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/2000Z.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORIES OFTEN
ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT
INTERNET URL ADDRESS HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/WASHINGTON.HTML
(ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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TURK
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash"
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