FVXX21 KWBC 060630 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 0630 UTC 06 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-150 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 MULTISPECTRAL AND INFRARED IMAGERY. GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO. GUAYAQUIL MWO. 06 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 06/0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS PLUME OF ASH AND STEAM. . DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 06/0545 UTC SHOWS NO EVIDENCE OF ASH OR STEAM BEING EMITTED FROM THE SUMMIT. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO REPORTED EARLIER AT 05/1815 UTC THAT THE ASH AND STEAM REACHED FL230. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH OR STEAM REMAINING WOULD MOVE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 06/1230 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. . WALTER . NNNN