FVXX21 KWBC 020130 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0130 UTC 02 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-513 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. FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY AT 2345 UTC SHOWED NO DISCERNABLE ASH PLUME. HOWEVER A HOT SPOT WAS DETECTED IN THE MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY INDICATING ACTIVITY. . TRAJECTORY: ASH BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND FL250 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/0730 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. . BROWN . NNNN