FVXX21 KWBC 260930
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0930 UTC 26 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-361         ECUADOR 0128S 7826W 
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BACKGROUND:    TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...GUAYAQUIL MWO...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL SMALL EXPLOSIONS REPORTED.
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED ASH OVER
THE VOLCANO AT 0237 UTC. GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 0845 UTC
SHOWED EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS OVER THE AREA WHICH HINDERED THE
DETECTION OF ANY ASH.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL200 SHOULD MOVE
MAINLY TO THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/1530 UTC.
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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/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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BROWN
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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