FVXX21 KWBC 082230 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 2230 UTC 08 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-035 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...REPORTS FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE...1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL SOUNDING DATA... . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS... . DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 08/2145 UTC SHOWS AN ASH AND STEAM PLUME MOVING TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE VOLCANO AND QUICKLY BECOMING EMBEDDED IN AREA OF MULTILAYERED CLOUDS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS ALSO NOTED NEARBY. DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF THE CLOUDINESS AND ITS INTERACTION WITH THE ASH AND STEAM PLUME COMING FROM THE SUMMIT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCURATELY OUTLINE THE ASH COVERAGE AT THIS TIME. THE ASH AND STEAM IS NOW ESTIMATED TO BE REACHING FL200. . TRAJECTORY: SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS. . 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/) . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/0430 UTC. . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . ORRISON . NNNN