FVXX21 KWBC 231230 . VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1230 UTC 23 DEC 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 99-283 ECUADOR 1.47S 78.44W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT...0600 UTC AVIATION MODEL WIND FORECAST. . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUAL STEAM AND ASH EMISSION. . DETAILS OF ASH: THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY THRU 1145 UTC SHOWS NO EVIDENCE OF ASH IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO DUE TO LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE REGION. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BETWEEN FL160 AND FL230 WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. . 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/) . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . EFFECTIVE JANUARY 3 2000 AT 0000 UTC... ALL REFERENCES TO LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE IN VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS WILL BE IN DEGREES AND MINUTES OF A DEGREE. EXAMPLE: 16.70N 62.20W WILL BE 1642N6212W . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/1830 UTC. . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . KARST/HUGHES . NNNN