FVXX21 KWBC 240500
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY  
ISSUED 0500 UTC 24 JUN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-735         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. WIND FORECAST FROM AVIATION MODEL.  GEOPHYSICAL
INSTITUTE REPORT.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS GAS AND OCCASIONAL ASH
EMISSIONS.  
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 24/0415 UTC SHOWS
EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS IN THE AREA AROUND THE VOLCANO MAKING ASH
DETECTION DIFFICULT.  THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE LAST REPORTED
ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AT 23/2009 UTC.  THIS ASH WAS REPORTED
NEAR SUMMIT LEVEL MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH NEAR SUMMIT LEVEL WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE
WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 24/1100 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER 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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CLARK
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