FVXX21 KWBC 012030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 2030 UTC 01 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-388         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 VISIBLE INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THROUGH 1945 UTC.  6 HOUR UPPER WIND
FORECAST FROM THE 1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL.  GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS
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DETAILS OF ASH: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 01/1945 UTC
INDICATES AN ASH PLUME TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT. 
THE ASH CLOUD EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY 18 KM (10 NMI) FROM THE
SUMMIT TO A POINT 0131S7835W AND IS 5 KM (3 NMI) WIDE.  THE
ASH IS ESTIMATED AT FL230.    
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TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT LEVEL TO FL230 WILL MOVE
TOWARDS WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/0230 UTC.
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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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CLARK
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