FVXX20 KWBC 150130 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED 0130 UTC 15 JUL 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . POPOCATEPETL 00-044 MEXICO 1901N 9837W . BACKGROUND: POPOCATEPETL MEXICO (1401-09) SUMMIT HEIGHT 17930 FT (5465 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. MEXICO CITY MWO. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 15/1800 UTC AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH RELEASE AT 15/0116 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: MEXICO CITY MWO REPORTED AN ERUPTION WITH ASH OCCURRING AT 15/0116 UTC. MEXICO CITY REPORTS THE ASH TO BE APPROXIMATELY 2000 METERS ABOVE SUMMIT LEVEL OR FL250 WITH LITTLE OR NO MOVEMENT NOTED. . TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL250 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST AT 15-20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS . THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/0730 UTC. . REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER 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. . WALTER . NNNN