FVXX21 KWBC 032130 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 2130 UTC 03 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-521 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...12 UTC AVIATION WINDS FORECAST . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THROUGH 2045 UTC SHOWS AN ASH PLUME TO THE WEST OF THE SUMMIT. THE PLUME EXTENDS 30 KM (16 NMI) WEST FROM THE SUMMIT TO 0128S7143W AND IS 9 KM (5 NMI) WIDE. ASH IS ESTIMATED AT FL190. . TRAJECTORY: ASH AT FL190 WILL MOVE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 04/0330 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. . CLARK . NNNN