FVXX21 KWBC 071015
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1015 UTC 07 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-536         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.  12 HOUR WINDS FORECAST FROM THE 00 UTC AVIATION
MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 07/0945 UTC SHOWS
LAYERED CLOUDS OVER AND AROUND THE SUMMIT.  THESE LAYERED
CLOUDS ARE MAKING DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT AT THIS TIME.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL25O WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 07/1630 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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