FVXX21 KWBC 261530 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1530 UTC 26 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-362 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...GUAYAQUIL MWO. . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS DEGASSING WITH OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1445 UTC SHOWED BROKEN CLOUDCOVER OVER THE REGION WITH NO ASH DETECTION. THE MWO HAS A SIGMET OUT FOR ASH REPORTED AROUND THE SUMMIT OF THE VOLCANO TO FL260. THIS ASH CAN NOT BE DETECTED IN IMAGERY DUE TO CLOUDS. . TRAJECTORY: THE WINDS ARE VARIABLE AROUND THE VOLCANO AND FORECASTED MOVEMENT IS DIFFICULT. THE SIGMET REPORTS THE ASH PLUME MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST TO EAST. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/2130 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