FVXX21 KWBC 151930 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1930 UTC 15 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-317 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 15/1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF GASES AND ASH. . DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 15/1915 UTC SHOWS SKIES BEGINNING TO CLEAR OVER THE VOLCANO REVEALING POSSIBLE ASH MOVING TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST. A PILOT REPORT AT 15/1900 UTC REPORTS VOLCANIC ASH TO FL270 IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO. . TRAJECTORY: BASED ON THE FORECAST MODELS ASH UP TO FL300 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15 TO 20. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 16/0130 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. . KARST . NNNN