FVXX21 KWBC 030145 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0145 UTC 03 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-264 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL. GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH. . DETAILS OF ASH: A PILOT REPORT RELAYED VIA THE GUAYAQUIL MWO INDICATED ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AT 02/2031 UTC. THE HEIGHT WAS BETWEEN FL180 AND FL310. SATELLITE DATA OVER ECUADOR HAS BEEN UNAVAILABLE MOST OF THE AFTERNOON IN ORDER TO SUPPORT US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS. . TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/0730 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