FVXX22 KWBC 030030 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0030 UTC 03 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . POPOCATEPETL 00-015 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. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 02/1800 UTC AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH RELEASE AT 03/0003 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: MEXICO CITY MWO REPORTED AN ERUPTION WITH ASH OCCURRING AT 03/0003 UTC. CENAPRED VOLCANO CAM SHOWS A WELL DEFINED ASH PLUME MOVING AWAY FROM THE SUMMIT. MEXICO CITY REPORTS THE ASH TO BE APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET ABOVE SUMMIT MOVING TOWARD THE EAST. GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 03/0015 UTC SHOWS A POSSIBLE FAINT PLUME EXTENDING ONLY A FEW KILOMETERS TO THE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE SUMMIT. . TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL190 WILL MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/0630 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. . WALTER . NNNN