FVXX21 KWBC 160230
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0230 UTC 16 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-957       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. AUGUST 15 GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: GASES AND OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS. 
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DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH CAN BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 16/0145 UTC.  THE LAST REPORTS OF ASH WERE ON THE
MORNING OF AUGUST 14 WHEN THREE MODERATE EXPLOSIONS PRODUCED
ASH TO ABOUT FL200. 
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TRAJECTORY: NO ASH HAS BEEN OBSERVED.  UPPER AIR PATTERNS
SUGGEST THAT IF THERE IS ANY ASH BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND FL200
IT WOULD MOVE TO THE WEST AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/0830 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORIES 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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