FVXX22 KWBC 150900
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0900 UTC 15 OCT 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1142        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 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE. UPPER WINDS FORECAST FROM THE
AVIATION MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: POSSIBLE 2ND  EMISSION AROUND 15/0630 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: POST ECLIPSE IMAGERY INDICATES A
POSSIBLE 2ND EMISSION OF ASH AROUND 15/0630 UTC. AT 15/0815
UTC A POSSIBLE DIFFUSE AREA OF ASH ABOUT 30 KM (17NMI) LONG
AND 10KM (6NMI) WIDE WAS CENTERED ABOUT 27KM (15 NMI) TO THE
NORTH OF THE VOLCANO. ASH WAS ROUGHLY ESTIMATED BETWEEN FL300
AND FL400. 
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TRAJECTORY: ASH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH AT ABOUT 10 TO 15
KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/1500 UTC.

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/).
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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