FVXX21 KWBC 051000 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1000 UTC 05 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-527 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...00 UTC AVIATION WINDS FORECAST . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 0915 UTC SHOWED EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS OVER THE VOLCANO MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DETECT ANY VOLCANIC ASH. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE AT 05/0215 UTC REPORTED ASH OVER THE VOLCANO MOVING WEST. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH TO FL190 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 05/1600 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