FVXX21 KWBC 091825 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1825 UTC 09 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-546 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE..INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...1200 UTC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MODEL FORECAST DATA. . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL STEAM AND ASH EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 09/1745 UTC SHOWS OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM. EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS IN THE REGION HOWEVER IS MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO ANALYZE. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTS OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS HAVE CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF ASH OVER THE SUMMIT. THE ASH AND STEAM HAS REACHED AS HIGH AS FL320 OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS HOWEVER IT IS BELIVED TO BE MUCH CLOSER TO THE SUMMIT AT THIS TIME. . TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL320 WILL MOVE TO THE WEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 10/0030 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. . ORRISON . NNNN