FVXX20 KWBC 020600 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0600 UTC 02 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . GUAGUA PICHINCHA 00-068 ECUADOR 0011S 7836W . BACKGROUND: GUAGUA PICHINCHA ECUADOR (1502-02) SUMMIT HEIGHT 15695 FT (4784 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. GUAYAQUIL SIGMET. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO. 6 HR AVIATION MODEL WINDS FORECAST . . ERUPTION DETAILS: EARLIER SIGMET INDICATED VOLCANIC ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AS REPORTED BY THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 02/0415 UTC SHOWS EXTENSIVE CLOUDS MAKING ANY ASH DETECTION DIFFICULT. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BELOW FL180 WOULD MOVE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/1200 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