FVXX21 KWBC 272030 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 2030 UTC 27 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-367 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. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 27/1200 UTC AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS DEGASSING WITH OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 27/1945 UTC SHOWS EXTENSIVE CLOUDS OVER THE AREA MAKING DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION ASH SEEN EARLIER THIS MORNING IS NOW LONGER VISIBLE. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL230 SHOULD MOVE TO THE NORTH AT 5-10 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 28/0230 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. . WALTER . NNNN