FVXX21 KWBC 142330 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2001SEP14/2330Z VAAC: WASHINGTON . VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08 LOCATION: 0128S 7826W AREA: ECUADOR . SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M) . ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/240 . INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 VISIBLE/INFRARED/MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 14/1800Z AVIATION MODEL. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH FIRST REPORTED AT 13/2206Z. . DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2315Z SHOWS NO CURRENT ASH PLUME VISIBLE. THERE ARE EXTENSIVE CLOUDS COVERING MUCH OF THE AREA AROUND THE VOLCANO MAKING ANY ASH DETECTION DIFFICULT. THE LATEST ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF ANY ASH PRESENT WAS AT 1506Z WHICH PLACED THE ASH AT FL220. . TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH FROM SUMMIT LEVEL TO FL250 WOULD MOVE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 15/0530Z. . INTERNET URLS... MESSAGE LISTSERV WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/SUBSCRIBE.HTML MESSAGES GRAPHICS AND IMAGERY WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/WASHINGTON.HTML (ALL LOWERCASE EXCEPT /VAAC/) . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . HUGHES . NNNN