FVXX20 KWBC 021618 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED 1618 UTC 02 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . POPOCATEPETL 00-064 MEXICO 1901N 9837W . BACKGROUND: POPOCATEPETL MEXICO (1401-09) SUMMIT HEIGHT 17930 FT (5465 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT ABOUT 1600 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE REPORTS AN ERUPTION OF POPOCATEPETL AT ABOUT 1600 UTC PRODUCING ASH AND STEAM TO AN ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF FL260. NO SATELLITE IMAGERY IS YET AVAILABLE TO DETECT THE ERUPTION. . TRAJECTORY: ASH IS REPORTED TO BE MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. . 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/) . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . NNNN