FVXX21 KWBC 111815
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT-WATCH
ISSUED 1815 UTC 11 AUGUST 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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FUEGO 99-045   GUATEMALA 14.47N 90.88W
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BACKGROUND:    FUEGO GUATEMALA (1402-09)  
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 12345 FT (3763 M)
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THE FUEGO VOLCANO HAS BEEN RELATIVELY QUIET FOR SOME TIME NOW WITH NO
EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS. BECAUSE OF THIS DECREASE IN ACTIVITY THIS WILL BE
THE LAST WATCH MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS PHASE OF ACTIVITY.
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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 EXCEPT VAAC)
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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.
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SEE NOAA-ARL HOMEPAGE FOR HYPOTHETICAL ERUPTIONS-VAFTAD AT:
HTTP://WWW.ARL.NOAA.GOV/VAFTAD.HTML (ALL LOWER CASE)
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST WATCH VAAS ISSUED UNTIL CONDITIONS CHANGE.
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