FVXX20 KWBC 261430 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1430 UTC 26 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . GUAGUA PICHINCHA 00-061 ECUADOR 0011S 7836W . BACKGROUND: GUAGUA PICHINCHA ECUADOR (1502-02) SUMMIT HEIGHT 15695 FT (4784 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO. AVN MODEL WINDS FORECAST. . ERUPTION DETAILS: INCREASED SEISMIC ACTIVITY WITH POSSIBLE ASH RELEASE AROUND 26/1130 UTC. DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE HAS REPORTED A POSSIBLE ASH EMISSION HOWEVER BECAUSE IT IS CLOUDY AND RAINING NO OBSERVATION OF THE VOLCANO CAN BE MADE. SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 26/1345 OVER THE REGION ALSO SHOWS CLOUDS. BECAUSE TO THE STRENGTH OF THE SEISMIC ACTIVITY ANY ASH IS EMITTED IS BELIEVED TO BE BELOW FL200. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BELOW FL200 WILL MOVE WESTERLY AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/2030 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. . NNNN