FVXX21 KWBC 281550 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1550 UTC 28 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-624 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE..UPPER AIR WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH: NO ASH CAN BE DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 28/1515 UTC DUE TO WEATHER CLOUDS OVER THE AREA. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED ASH OVER THE VOLCANO AT 28/1227 UTC. . TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR WIND PATTERNS SUGGEST THAT ANY ASH BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND FL250 WOULD MOVE TO THE WEST AT UP TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 28/2200 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. . BROWN . NNNN