FVXX21 KWBC 141240 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 1240 UTC 14 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-189 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE...MULTISPECTRAL AND INFRARED IMAGERY. GUAYAQUIL METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE. 6 HOUR WIND FORECAST FROM THE 14/0000 UTC AVIATION MODEL. . ERUPTION DETAILS: ALMOST CONTINUOUS ERUPTION OF ASH AND STEAM. . DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1215 UTC SHOWS CLOUDY CONDITIONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOLCANO WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DETECT ANY ASH. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH AT FL260 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST AT 15-30 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 14/1900 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. . BROWN . NNNN