FVXX20 KWBC 020005 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0005 UTC 02 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . GUAGUA PICHINCHA 00-067 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. GUAYAQUIL SIGMET. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO. AVIATION MODEL WINDS FORECAST. . ERUPTION DETAILS: UNKNOWN SIGMET INDICATES VOLCANIC ASH OVER THE VOLCANO. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 01/2345 UTC SHOWS MULTI-LAYERED CLOUDS MAKING ASH DETECTION DIFFICULT. . TRAJECTORY: ASH BELOW FL180 WOULD MOVE WEST SOUTHWEST AT UP TO 20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 02/0600 UTC OR SOONER IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. . 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