Feb 12 11:00 (17:00 GMT)
In the last 24 hours the monitoring system detected 16 low intensity exhalations accompanied by steam and gas emissions. The other monitored parameters remain without important changes.
At the moment of this report there is no visibility to the volcano due to the cloudy conditions.
The traffic light of volcanic alert remains in YELLOW Phase 2.
From high to low probability the expected activity scenarios in the next hours, days or weeks are: moderate exhalations, some with ash emissions; ocassionally mild incandescence during nights and sporadic low level explosions with low probabilities of incandescent fragments at short distances from the crater.
CENAPRED places particular emphasis in the following recommendations:
1. Access is restricted in a radius of 12 km from the crater. For this reason the permanence in this area is not allowed.
2. The road between Santiago Xalitzintla (Puebla) and San Pedro Nexapa (Mexico State), including Paso de Cortes, is open only to controlled traffic.
3. To the authorities of Civil Protection, to maintain preventive procedures, according to operative plans.
4. To the population, to be aware of the official information emmited.
Popocatepetl Volcano is monitored continuously. Any change in the activity will be reported in time.
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