FVXX21 KWBC 061330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1330 UTC 06 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-278         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
06/0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL.  
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH.
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DETAILS OF ASH: DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS IN THE
AREA SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 06/1245 UTC SHOWED NO ASH.
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TRAJECTORY: WINDS BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND FL300 ARE
UNIDIRECTIONAL  ALTHOUGH ASH CANNOT BE DETECTED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY ANY ASH THAT MIGHT EXIST IN THIS LAYER WOULD MOVE
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 25-30 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/1930 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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TURK/STREETT
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