FVXX21 KWBC 301330
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 1330 UTC 30 MAY 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-632         ECUADOR 0128S 7826W 
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BACKGROUND:    TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY.   6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 30/0600 AVIATION
MODEL.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.   
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DETAILS OF ASH: EARLY MORNING SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
30/1245 UTC SHOWS A SMALL ASH PLUME STRETCHING TO THE WEST
AWAY FROM THE SUMMIT.  THE PLUME IS 22 KM (12NMI) IN LENGTH
7 KM (4NMI) WIDE AND EXTENDS TO THE POINT: 0129S 7837W.  THE
PLUME IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT FL250 BASED ON THE FORECAST WIND
DATA.
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TRAJECTORY: ASH BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND FL250 WOULD MOVE TO THE
WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 30/1930 UTC.
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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/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. 
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WALTER
NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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