FVXX21 KWBC 241020 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1020 UTC 24 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-607 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 12 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 24/0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO. . ERUPTION DETAILS: NEARLY CONTINUOUS GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH CAN BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 24/0945 UTC. SOME BROKEN AREAS OF CLOUDINESS ARE IN THE REGION. NO NEW REPORTS OF ASH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS. THE LAST CONFIRMED HEIGHT OF ASH WAS FL230 OVER 36 HOURS AGO. ANY CURRENT ACTIVITY IS NOT BELIEVED TO BE ANY HIGHER THAN FL230 FOR NOW. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT AND FL230 IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 24/1630 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