FVXX21 KWBC 040130 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0130 UTC 05 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-272 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 04/1800 UTC AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH. . DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 05/0045 UTC SHOWED EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS OVER THE SUMMIT AND SURROUNDING VICINITY WITH NO EVIDENCE OF ASH. THE LAST INDICATION OF ASH CAME AT 04/2200 UTC WHEN RIOBAMBA REPORTED VOLCANIC ASH OVER THE SUMMIT. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL300 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 05/0730 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. . WALTER . NNNN