FVXX22 KWBC 142355 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED 2355 UTC 14 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-1139 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. UPPER WINDS FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSION AROUND 2324 UTC. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED AN ASH EMISSION AROUND 2324 UTC WHICH PRODUCED A LARGE COLUMN TO ABOUT FL400. THEY ALSO REPORTED THE ASH IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS IN THE AREA. SATELLITE IMAGERY IS NOT YET AVAILABLE TO CONFIRM THE ASH EMISSION. . TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT IF THERE IS ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL400 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH AT ABOUT 10 TO 20 KTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS 2345 UTC SATELLITE IMAGERY IS AVAILABLE. . REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORIES 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. . CLARK . NNNN