FVXX21 KWBC 030730 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0730 UTC 03 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-394 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. WIND FORECAST FROM THE 03/0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS . DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH CAN BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 03/0645 UTC BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER CLOUDS COVERING THE AREA. AT O2/2245 UTC WHEN CLOUD COVER WAS LESS DENSE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED A THIN ASH PLUME AT FL300 EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TOWARD THE WEST. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MIGHT STILL BE PRESENT AT FL300 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/1330 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. . STREETT . NNNN