FVXX22 KWBC 171630 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1630 UTC 17 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . POPOCATEPETL 00-013 MEXICO 1901N 9837W . BACKGROUND: POPOCATEPETL MEXICO (1401-09) SUMMIT HEIGHT 17930 FT (5465 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. MEXICO CITY MWO. CENAPRED VOLCANO CAM. . ERUPTION DETAILS: EMISSION OF ASH AND STEAM AT 17/1537 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: MEXICO CITY MWO REPORTED A SMALL EMISSION OF ASH AND STEAM OCCURRING AROUND 17/1537 UTC TO BETWEEN FL180 FL240. SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 17/1615 UTC SHOWS A POSSIBLE PLUME MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 10-15 KNOTS. THE CENAPRED VOLCANO CAM ALSO CONFIRMS THIS EMISSION. . TRAJECTORY: ASH BETWEEN FL180 FL240 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 10-15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 17/2230. . 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. . WALTER . NNNN