FVXX21 KWBC 121300
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1300 UTC 12 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-558         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 VISIBLE INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...WINDS FORECAST FROM THE 0600 UTC AVN
MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL STEAM AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH COULD BE DISCERNED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1245 UTC ALTHOUGH EXTENSIVE CLOUDS ARE PRESENT. THE
LAST SURFACE OBSERVATION OF ASH WAS REPORTED AT 11/2000 UTC TO
FL260.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MAY EXIST FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL260
WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST 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 12/1900 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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