FVXX21 KWBC 090030
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0030 UTC 09 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-543         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.  6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 08/1800
UTC AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 08/2345 UTC SHOWS
EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS OVER THE AREA MAKING DETECTION ASH
DIFFICULT.  ASH WAS LAST SEEN ON THE SATELLITE IMAGERY AT
07/1745 UTC. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL320 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 20
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/0630 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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WALTER
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