FVXX21 KWBC 080950 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0950 UTC 08 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-160 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 MULTISPECTRAL AND INFRARED IMAGERY...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO...QUAYAQUIL MWO...12 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 0000 UTC AVN MODEL . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM. . DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0915 UTC SHOWED EXTENSIVE MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE SUMMIT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA MAKING THE DETECTION OF ASH BELOW THE CLOUD DECK IMPOSSIBLE. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE LAST REPORTED ASH AT 07/2118 UTC REACHING FL240. ASH WAS LAST DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 07/2245 UTC. . TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/1600 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. . TURK . NNNN