Volcano Hazards Alert 1
NOAA/NESDIS Satellite Analysis Branch
July 1, 1997
0215 UTC

Popocatepetl   (1401-09)   19.023N 98.622
Area:  Mexico
Summit Height:    5465 Meters   (17,929 Feet)

Time of initial eruption:  30 June  around 2345 UTC

SIGMET 6A from Mexico City valid from 30/2355Z to 01/0555Z
warns of volcanic ash to FL400 from Popocatepetl. The sigmet warns
that the ash is moving westward. No volcanic activity is discernible
in GOES8 satellite imagery thru 0215UTC. We will continue to monitor
the area and send additional messages if activity is indicated in
imagery.