FVXX21 KWBC 030000
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0000 UTC 03 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-517         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...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE...GUAYAQUIL MWO...AVIATION
WINDS FORECAST
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THROUGH 2315 UTC
SHOWED AN ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE SUMMIT TO 0137S7904W OR
APPROXIMATELY 70 KM (38 NMI) TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST.  THE PLUME
WAS UP TO 17 KM (9 NMI) WIDE AND ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR FL300
BASED ON A PILOT REPORT FROM 02/1936 UTC.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/0600 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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TURK   
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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