FVXX21 KWBC 081915 . VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT-WATCH ISSUED 1915 UTC 8 JUNE 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . FUEGO 99-016 GUATEMALA 14.47N 90.88W . BACKGROUND: FUEGO GUATEMALA (1402-09) SUMMIT HEIGHT 12345 FT (3763 M) . THE WATCH VAAS FOR FUEGO IS BEING DISCONTINUED AT THIS TIME BUT WILL BE REACTIVATED IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY IN GUATEMALA CITY REPORTS THAT THE WARNING SIGNS FOR A POTENTIAL EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION HAVE DECREASED. THE VOLCANO HOWEVER REMAINS SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE AND CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED. . WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE AREA AND IF THERE IS AN ASH CLOUD OBSERVED OR REPORTED A VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SATELLITE IMAGERY OF FUEGO CAN BE ACCESSED VIA INTERNET AT: HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/FUEG_IMG.HTML (ALL LOWER CASE) . THE WATCH VAAS IS ISSUED ONLY FOR SEISMICALLY MONITORED VOLCANOES AND BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE GEOLOGICAL COMMUNITY. A WATCH VAAS WILL BE ISSUED DAILY WHEN INFORMATION IS RECEIVED TO INDICATE THAT A VOLCANO IS RESTLESS AND HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. NON-EXPLOSIVE LOW LEVEL AND NEAR SUMMIT ACTIVITY MAY BE OCCURRING AT PRESENT. SEE NOAA-ARL HOMEPAGE FOR HYPOTHETICAL ERUPTIONS-VAFTAD AT: HTTP://WWW.ARL.NOAA.GOV/VAFTAD.HTML (ALL LOWER CASE) . . THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT UNLESS CONDITIONS CHANGE. . . NNNN