FVXX21 KWBC 051545 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1545 UTC 05 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-528 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...06 UTC AVIATION WINDS FORECAST . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 1515 UTC SHOWS LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS OVER THE VOLCANO MAKING ANY DETECTION OF ASH DIFFICULT. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE AT 05/0215 UTC REPORTED ASH OVER THE VOLCANO MOVING WEST. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL190 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 05/2200 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