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Popocatepetl



VA Color Legend
OBS (Observed Time)
OBS + 6 Hours
OBS + 12 Hours
OBS + 18 Hours
Polygon Color *
Red
Yellow
Blue
Green
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* Where polygon colors overlap, the resulting color will not precisely match what is presented in the legend. It will generally be a combination of the colors. (eg. Red + Yellow = Orange, which would mean OBS and OBS + 6 Hours overlap)

Most Recent Advisory:

FVXX24 KNES 172246
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20250117/2246Z
VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: POPOCATEPETL 341090
PSN: N1901 W09837
AREA: MEXICO
SUMMIT ELEV: 17693 FT (5393 M)
ADVISORY NR: 2025/025
INFO SOURCE: GOES-16. WEBCAM. NWP MODELS. 
ERUPTION DETAILS: NEW VA EMS 
OBS VA DTG: 17/2231Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N1926 W09825 - N1913 W09810
- N1858 W09835 - N1902 W09839 - N1926 W09825 MOV
NE 10KT 
FCST VA CLD +6HR: 18/0430Z SFC/FL200 N1944 W09753
- N1926 W09740 - N1856 W09835 - N1902 W09838 -
N1944 W09753 
FCST VA CLD +12HR: 18/1030Z SFC/FL200 N1942
W09750 - N1924 W09737 - N1858 W09836 - N1901
W09838 - N1942 W09750 
FCST VA CLD +18HR: 18/1630Z NO VA EXP
RMK: VA EMS OBS ON WEBCAM AND STLT MVG TWD THE NE
APPROX 25 NM FM SUMMIT. LTLCG IN VA MVMT THRU
T+12. FL AND FCST BASED ON NWP MDLS.  ...EVANS
NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20250118/0445Z
Popocatepetl Archive

Area: MEXICO

CENAPRED

SO2 Imagery

GOES-East Imagery:
Dirty Longwave (IR Band-15),
Tropospheric Dust Content