FVXX21 KWBC 080130 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0130 UTC 08 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-284 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...AVIATION MODEL WINDS FORECAST...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT. . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSION OF GASES AND ASH. . DETAILS OF ASH: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS SEISMIC SIGNALS AT THE VOLCANO THAT WOULD INDICATE CONTINUED ACTIVITY OF GAS EMISSIONS WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT EMISSIONS OF ASH. IMAGERY THROUGH 07/2345 UTC SHOWS CLOUDS COVERING THE REGION AROUND THE VOLCANO MAKING ANY DETECTION OF ASH AND STEAM DIFFICULT. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AND STEAM THAT MAY EXIST FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL240 SHOULD MOVE TO THE WEST AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 08/0730 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. . NNNN