FVXX21 KWBC 020700 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0700 UTC 02 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-261 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 .INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 01/1800 UTC AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH. . DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THRU 02/0415 UTC SHOWS EXTENSIVE CLOUDS OBSCURING ANY POSSIBLE ASH SIGNATURES. TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL210 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/1300 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