FVXX22 KWBC 171945 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2001MAR17/1945Z VAAC: WASHINGTON . VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08 LOCATION: 0128S 7826W AREA: ECUADOR . SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M) . ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/40 . INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE SIGMET. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH EMISSION AT 16/2256Z. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE LAST REPORT OF AN ASH EMISSION FROM THE VOLCANO WAS AT 16/2256Z. SKIES REMAIN CLOUDY OVER THE REGION MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DETECT ANY ASH. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL290 WILL MOVE TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 10 KTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THIS WILL BE THE LAST ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENT. . 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/) . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . KARST . NNNN