FVXX21 KWBC 241930 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1930 UTC 24 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-097 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...REPORT FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE...GUAYAQUIL MWO SIGMET... . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM. . DETAILS OF ASH: THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGES GOING THROUGH 24/1845 UTC DO NOT INDICATE ANY ASH OR STEAM CLOUDS. HOWEVER THERE ARE STILL REPORTS FROM THE GUAYAQUIL MWO OF ASH EMISSIONS. EARLIER IN THE DAY THERE WERE SOME PILOT REPORTS OF ASH TO FL250. IT IS BELIEVED THAT SOME OF THIS ASH IS CURRENTLY EMBEDDED WITHIN SOME OF THE EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS IN THE VICINITY. EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED. . TRAJECTORY: SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 25/0130 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. . ORRISON . NNNN