FVXX21 KWBC 021900 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1900 UTC 02 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-263 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 02/1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH. . DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1745 UTC DOES NOT SHOW ANY DISCERNABLE SIGNS OF ASH DUE TO MID AND HIGH CLOUDS COVERING THE VOLCANO. GOES-8 HAS GONE INTO RAPID SCAN AND WILL RESUME ROUTINE IMAGERY AT 03/0326 UTC. . TRAJECTORY: NO ASH CAN CURRENTLY BE OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY. HOWEVER IF ANY ASH EXISTS BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND FL300 IT WOULD MOVE TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/0100 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. . HUGHES . NNNN