FVXX21 KWBC 142240 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 2240 UTC 14 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-568 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 14/1800 UTC AVIATION MODEL. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT AND PILOT REPORT. . ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS GAS AND OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH: AT 14/2140 UTC A PILOT REPORT INDICATED ASH OVER THE VOLCANO TO FL280. NO MOVEMENT WAS INDICATED BUT THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AT 14/2125 UTC ASH MOVING TO THE WEST. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 14/2215 UTC SHOWS EXTENSIVE CLOUDS OVER AND AROUND THE AREA OF THE VOLCANO MAKING DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT FL280 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT 10-15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/0500 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. . RUMINSKI . NNNN