FVXX21 KWBC 030600 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0600 UTC 03 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-518 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE...GUAYAQUIL MWO...00 UTC AVIATION WINDS FORECAST . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 0515 UTC DOES NOT SHOW ANY ASH ALTHOUGH THERE IS EXTENSIVE CLOUDS PRESENT. ASH WAS LAST REPORTED AT FL300 THIS PAST AFTERNOON. TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/1200 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