FVXX22 KWBC 290145 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED 0145 UTC 29 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . GUAGUA PICHINCHA 00-187 ECUADOR 0011S 7836W . BACKGROUND: GUAGUA PICHINCHA ECUADOR (1502-02) SUMMIT HEIGHT 15695 FT (4784 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT. . ERUPTION DETAILS: MODERATE EXPLOSION AND SMALL ASH EMISSION DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS A MODERATE EXPLOSION OF THE VOLCANO THAT PRODUCED A SMALL AMOUNT OF SUMMIT LEVEL ASH. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 29/0115 UTC SHOWS MID LEVEL CLOUDS IN THE AREA OBSCURING THE VIEW OF THE SUMMIT. ASH WAS ESTIMATED BY THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE TO FL160. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT SUMMIT LEVEL WILL MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT ABOUT 20 TO 30 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 29/0745 UTC. . 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/). . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . CLARK . NNNN