FVXX21 KWBC 090030 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0030 UTC 09 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-543 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 08/1800 UTC AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 08/2345 UTC SHOWS EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS OVER THE AREA MAKING DETECTION ASH DIFFICULT. ASH WAS LAST SEEN ON THE SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 07/1745 UTC. . TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL320 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/0630 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