FVXX21 KWBC 271920
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT-WATCH
ISSUED 1800 UTC 27 MAY 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
RE-ISSUED DUE TO COMMS PROBLEMS
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FUEGO 99-004 GUATEMALA 14.47N 90.88W
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BACKGROUND:    FUEGO GUATEMALA (1402-09)  
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 12345 FT (3763 M)
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A SIGMET HAS BEEN ISSUED BY TEGUCIGALPA FOR BLOWING ASH TO FL016. 
VOLCANOLOGISTS IN GUATEMALA INDICATE THAT THE VOLCANO REMAINS RESTLESS
AND THAT SEISMIC ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS.
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THE WATCH VAAS IS ISSUED FOR ONLY 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. SEE NOAA-ARL HOMEPAGE FOR A TEST
VAFTAD AT HTTP://WWW.ARL.NOAA.GOV/VAFTAD.HTML (ALL LOWER CASE)
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THE NEXT WATCH STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 28/1800 UTC.
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