FVXX21 KWBC 081230 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1230 UTC 08 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-415 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 08/0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH: IMAGERY THROUGH 08/1145 UTC SHOWED EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER FROM THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY PREVENTING THE DETECTION OF ANY EXISTING ASH PLUME. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MAY EXIST UP TO FL300 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/1830 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. . TURK . NNNN