FVXX20 KWBC 010315 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2001JUN01/0315Z VAAC: WASHINGTON . VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08 LOCATION: 0128S 7826W AREA: ECUADOR . SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M) . ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/71 . INFORMATION SOURCE: SIGMET FROM GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE...GOES 8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY...AVIATION MODEL WIND FORECAST. . ERUPTION DETAILS: VOLCANIC ASH OBSERVED AT 01/0220Z . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE REPORTED ASH TO ABOUT FL260 OVER THE VOLCANO AND MOVING WEST. NO ASH CAN BE SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 01/0245Z POSSIBLY BECAUSE ASH DETECTION IS HINDERED BY THE LOW LEVEL WEATHER CLOUDS COVERING THE AREA. . TRAJECTORY: ASH IS REPORTED TO BE MOVING WEST AND UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST A SPEED OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED. . 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. . NNNN