FVXX21 KWBC 041050
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2000DEC04/1050Z 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: 2000/154
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES AN ERUPTION OCCURRED
BETWEEN 0945Z AND 1002Z.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: AN ASH PLUME IS SEEN EXTENDING TO THE EAST OF
THE SUMMIT. IT IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT FL250.
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TRAJECTORY: THE ASH CLOUD IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 40 KTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 04/1700Z.
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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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RUMINSKI/HUGHES
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash"
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