FVXX21 KWBC 090800 . VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0800 UTC 09 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . POPOCATEPETL 99-015 MEXICO 19.02N 98.62W . BACKGROUND: POPOCATEPETL MEXICO (1401-09) SUMMIT HEIGHT 17930 FT (5465 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 SATELLITE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. . ERUPTION DETAILS: REPORTED AROUND 08/2320Z. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE ASH CLOUD THAT WAS TRACKED TO THE SOUTHEAST FROM THE VOLCANO DISSIPATED IN THE MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY AFTER 09/0315UTC AND THERE HAS BEEN NO FURTHER DETECTABLE ASH AFTER IMAGERY RESUMED FROM ECLIPSE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER REPORTS OF ACTIVITY. . TRAJECTORY: THE ASH MOVED TO THE SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 25-30 KNOTS BEFORE DISSIPATING. . THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/messages.html (all lower case except /VAAC/) . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD. . THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE SENT AROUND 09/1000 UTC. . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . NNNN