FVXX21 KWBC 160900
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0900 UTC 16 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
.
TUNGURAHUA 00-198         ECUADOR 0128S 7826W 
.
BACKGROUND:    TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M)
.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16/0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL.
.
ERUPTION DETAILS: PERIODIC ASH AND STEAM EMISSIONS.
.
DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 0815 UTC SHOWS NO SIGN OF ANY
ASH.  MID-LEVEL CLOUDS COVER THE AREA NEAR VOLCANO OBSCURING ANY LOW
LEVEL ASH THAT MAY BE PRESENT.  TUNGURAHUA REMAINS IN A VERY ACTIVE
STATE AND COULD PRODUCE ASH AT ANYTIME.
.
TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH AT OR BELOW FL250 TO
MOVE WEST AT 10 TO 18 KNOTS. ANY ASH ABOVE FL250 WOULD MOVE
NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS.
.
OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/1500 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.
.
.
NNNN