FVXX21 KWBC 240100 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0100 UTC 24 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-231 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE. . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM. . DETAILS OF ASH: CLOUDS COVER THE AREA AROUND THE VOLCANO MAKING ANY DETECTION OF ASH AND STEAM DIFFICULT. AN OBSERVATION FROM QUITO AT 23/2225 UTC REPORTS VOLCANIC ASH OVER THE VOLCANO TO FL240 MOVING WEST. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH TO FL240 WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 10 T TO 15 KTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 24/0700 UTC UNLESS NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED. . 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. . KARST . NNNN