FVXX22 KWBC 171515 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1515 UTC 17 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . POPOCATEPETL 00-018 MEXICO 1901N 9837W . BACKGROUND: POPOCATEPETL MEXICO (1401-09) SUMMIT HEIGHT 17930 FT (5465 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MEXICO CITY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE . ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH PRODUCING ERUPTION AT 1455 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MEXICO CITY METEOROLGICAL WATCH OFFICE REPORTS AN ERUPTION OF POPOCATEPETL. THE EMITTED ASH IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT FL300. . TRAJECTORY: ASH AT ABOUT FL300 WILL MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS. OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS SATELLITE IMAGERY IS AVAILABLE. . 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. . NNNN