FVXX21 KWBC 042040
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 2040 UTC 04 JUN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-655        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 AND INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE VOLCANO AND SURROUNDING VICINITY WERE
OBSCURED BY CLOUDS IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2015 UTC.  A
LOW LEVEL PLUME SEEN EARLIER TODAY HAD BEEN ESTIMATED TO BE
NEAR FL180.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MIGHT EXIST BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND
FL180 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 05/0230 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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