FVXX21 KWBC 241310 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1310 UTC 24 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-233 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE...GUAYAQUIL MWO...0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL SOUNDING DATA. . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM. . DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 24/1215 UTC DOES NOT SHOW ANY ASH BUT THERE IS EXTENSIVE CLOUDS IN THE AREA. THE LATEST REPORT FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE INDICATES ASH AT FL280 MOVING WEST TO NORTHWEST. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT FL280 IS FORECASTED TO MOVE JUST NORTH OF WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 24/1900 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