FVXX21 KWBC 140250 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0250 UTC 14 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-309 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. WINDS FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF GASES AND ASH. . DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 0215 UTC SHOWED MID LEVEL CLOUDS WHICH PRECLUDED THE DETECTION OF ANY ASH. PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THESE CLOUDS THE 13/2145 UTC VISIBLE IMAGE SHOWED A PLUME ESTIMATED AT FL190 EXTENDING TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST OF THE SUMMIT. LATACUNGA REPORTED VOLCANIC ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AT 2200 UTC. THE ASH PLUME . TRAJECTORY: ANY REMAINING ASH AT FL190 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 14/0900 UTC. . 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/) . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . TURK . NNNN