FVXX21 KWBC 021915 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1915 UTC 02 JUN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-646 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO. . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS. . DETAILS OF ASH: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED AN ERUPTION OF THE VOLCANO TO FL270 NEAR 02/1235 UTC WITH THE ASH MOVING TO THE WEST. THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY THE INSTITUTE REPORTS THAT THE VOLCANO IS PRODUCING A CONTINUOUS SMALL COLUMN OF NEAR SUMMIT ASH TO FL180. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL270 WILL MOVE TO THE WEST AT 20 KTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 03/0130 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. . KARST . NNNN