FVXX21 KWBC 280630
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0630 UTC 28 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-249        ECUADOR 0128S 7826W 
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BACKGROUND:    TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE FORECAST WINDS. AVIATION MODEL WINDS FORECAST. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH CAN BE DETETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THRU
28/0415 UTC DUE TO EXTENSIVE LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS. THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE MENTIONS THAT THE VOLCANO REMAINS UNSTABLE AND
THAT AN ERUPTION CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME. 
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TRAJECTORY: N/A                                      
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 28/1230 UTC.

REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH
ADVISORY STATEMENTS 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/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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KARST
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