FVXX21 KWBC 240130
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2002JAN24/0130Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: POPOCATEPETL 1401-09
LOCATION: 1901N9837W AREA: MEXICO
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SUMMIT ELEVATION: 17930 FT (5465 M)
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/010
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INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. MEXICO CITY UPPER AIR DATA FROM 24/00Z.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: EXHALATION AT 23/1228Z
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OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 23/2002Z
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OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL300 2039N9752W-2011N9716W-2109N9610W-
2131N9654W 2039N9752W MOVING NE 20 KNOTS.
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FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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REMARKS: A DISTINCT ASH CLOUD CONTINUES TO BE TRACKED INTO THE
GULF OF MEXICO. AN AREA OF THICKER ASH EXISTS WITHIN A LARGER
AREA OF THIN ASH. THE PLUME WAS IN THE VICINITY OF POZA RICA AT
0045Z....TURK
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NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002JAN24/0730Z
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash Only"
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