FVXX21 KWBC 140200 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0200 UTC 14 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-564 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT. . ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS GAS AND OCCASIONAL ASH EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH: VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 13/2215 UTC SHOWED A FAINT NARROW PLUME EXTENDING WEST FROM THE SUMMIT AROUND 40 KM (19 NMI) HOWEVER AT 14/0115 NO PLUME COULD BE DETECTED IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. THE LAST GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORT INDICATED ASH OVER THE VOLCANO WITH AN ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF AROUND FL200. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL200 WOULD MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AROUND 15-20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 14/0800 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. . NNNN