FVXX21 KWBC 270700 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED 0700 UTC 27 JUL 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . TUNGURAHUA 00-876 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W . BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08) SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED...AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO. UPPER AIR WIND FORECAST FROM AVIATION MODEL . ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM. . DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 IMAGERY THROUGH 0645 UTC SHOWS WIDESPREAD CLOUDINESS OVER THE AREA AROUND THE VOLCANO MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DETECT ANY ASH. THE LAST REPORT OF ASH OVER THE VOLCANO WAS AT 26/1451 UTC BY THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE. TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERNS SUGGEST ANY ASH AT OR NEAR SUMMIT LEVEL TO MOVE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. . OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 27/1300 UTC. . REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER 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