FVXX21 KWBC 031200 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1200 UTC 03 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-519 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE...GUAYAQUIL MWO...06 UTC AVIATION WINDS FORECAST . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 1115 UTC SHOWS LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE VOLCANO MAKING DETECTION OF ASH AND STEAM DIFFICULT. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED VOLCANIC ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AT 03/0104 UTC AND A PILOT REPORT AT 02/1936 UTC MENTIONED ASH TO FL300. TRAJECTORY: IF THERE IS ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL300 IT WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/1800 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. . KARST . NNNN