FVXX21 KWBC 021400 
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 1400 UTC 02 SEP 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-1028        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 VISIBLE INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. WIND FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL.
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: GAS AND ASH EMISSIONS.
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY SHOWS A LONG NARROW ASH PLUME
EXTENDING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST.  AT 1245 UTC THE PLUME WAS 89
KM (48 NMI) LONG AND 11 KM (6 NMI) WIDE.  THE PLUME EXTENDED
TO THE POINT 0158S 7905W. ASH HEIGHT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO
DETERMINE BUT IS ROUGHLY ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL250.  
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TRAJECTORY: ASH IS MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 02/2000 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORIES 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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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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