FVXX22 KWBC 030630 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0630 UTC 03 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . POPOCATEPETL 00-016 MEXICO 1901N 9837W . BACKGROUND: POPOCATEPETL MEXICO (1401-09) SUMMIT HEIGHT 17930 FT (5465 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. MEXICO CITY MWO. WIND FORECAST FROM THE 02/1800 UTC AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH RELEASE AT 03/0003 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: NO DEFINITE ASH CAN BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 03/0402 UTC. THE ASH AT FL190 OBSERVED AT 03/0030 UTC IS NOW TOO DIFFUSE TO SEE IN MULTISPECTRAL OR INFRARED IMAGERY. MODEL BASED FORECASTS SUGGEST THAT AT ABOUT 0600 UTC THIS ASH WOULD HAVE MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST AND BE APPROACHING OR OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. IN ADDITION SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A POSSIBLE AREA OF FAINT ASH NEAR AND JUST NORTH OF THE SUMMIT BUT THERE IS NO CLEAR INDICATION THAT THIS IS TRULY ASH. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT FL190 WILL MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/1230 UTC. . 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 http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html (all lower case except /VAAC/) . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . STREETT . NNNN