FVXX20 KWBC 151345
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT-SPECIAL STATEMENT
ISSUED 1345 UTC 15 JULY 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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FUEGO 99-017   GUATEMALA 14.47N 90.88W
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BACKGROUND:    FUEGO GUATEMALA (1402-09)  
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 12345 FT (3763 M)

A SPECIAL STATEMENT ON THE STATUS OF FUEGO IN GUATEMALA IS BEING
ISSUED TO ACCOUNT FOR REPORTS OF INCREASED ACTIVITY NEAR THE
VOLCANO.  THE STATUS OF THE VOLCANO HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CODE ORANGE
BY THE GUATEMALA VOLCANO INSTITUTE TO ACCOUNT FOR REPORTS OF
INCREASED ACTIVITY AND TO ADVISE AIR TRAFFIC IN THE VICINITY OF
GUATEMALA CITY OF THE INCREASED HAZARD POTENTIAL.  HOWEVER, THE
INSTITUTE HAS INFORMED THE WASHINGTON VAAC THAT THE VOLCANO WILL
LIKELY BE DOWNGRADED TO CODE YELLOW LATER THIS MORNING. 
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WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE AREA AND IF THERE IS AN ASH CLOUD
OBSERVED OR REPORTED AT ANY ALTITUDE A VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
STATEMENT WARNING WILL BE ISSUED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  
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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.
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 ONLY STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT UNLESS CONDITIONS
CHANGE.
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