FVXX21 KWBC 081320 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1320 UTC 08 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-286 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. SIX HOUR WINDS FORECAST FROM THE 0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH. . DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 08/1245 UTC DOES NOT SHOW ANY AREAS OF ASH. THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF MIDDLE AND LOW LEVEL CLOUDINESS ACROSS THE REGION. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MAY EXIST FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL250 WOULD MOVE TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/1930 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