FVXX21 KWBC 172230 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 2230 UTC 17 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-068 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT. . ERUPTION DETAILS: LAST ERUPTION AROUND 17/0115 UTC . DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 17/2215 SHOWS EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS OVER THE VOLCANO THUS MAKING DETECTION OF ASH IMPOSSIBLE. . TRAJECTORY: NIL. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 18/0430 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. . WALTER . NNNN