FVXX21 KWBC 130130 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0230 UTC 13 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-183 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE..MULTISPECTRAL AND INFRARED IMAGERY. GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 12/1800 UTC AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION OF ASH AND STEAM . DETAILS OF ASH: LAST VISIBLE IMAGES OF THE DAY SHOWED FAINT ASH NEAR THE SUMMIT AND SOME FAINT ASH STRETCHING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE SUMMIT. HOWEVER CURRENTLY ASH IS NOT VISIBLE ON THE MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THROUGH 13/0145 UTC. AMBATO (SEAM) AT 12/2200 UTC REPORTS ASH AT FL290. . TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL290 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 25 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 13/0830 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