FVXX22 KWBC 081410
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001JAN08/1410Z   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: 2001/09 
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL 
IMAGERY...MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE. 1200Z UPPER AIR
WIND DATA FROM MEXICO CITY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: AT 08/1255Z A BRIEF EMISSION OF ASH AND STEAM 
OCCURRED.           
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MEXICO CITY MWO REPORTS AN EXHALATION OF
POPOCATEPETL AT 1255Z. GOES-8 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 1315Z
SHOWS AN ASH PLUME EXTENDING 33 KM (18NMI) NORTHEAST OF THE SUMMIT.
THE PLUME IS 12 KM (8NMI) WIDE WITH ASH ESTIMATED TO FL200.  
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR WINDS SUGGEST ASH TO FL200 WOULD MOVE TOWARD
THE NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/2000Z
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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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BROWN
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