FVXX21 KWBC 192230
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 2230 UTC 19 JULY 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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FUEGO 99-019 GUATEMALA 14.47N 90.88W 
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BACKGROUND:    FUEGO GUATEMALA (1402-09)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 12345 FT (3763 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:  GUATEMALA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY...GOES 8
VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTI SPECTRAL IMAGERY..

ERUPTION DETAILS:   MINOR EXHALATIONS OF ASH CONTINUED TO OCCUR.  4
ERUPTIONS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED DURING THE LAST 6 HOURS.  THE LAST ONE
OCCURRED AT 19/2130 UTC..
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE GUATEMALA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY HAS CHANGED
THE FUEGO VOLCANO TO A CODE ALERT YELLOW..GOES-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY
INDICATES EXTENSIVE METEOROLOGICAL CLOUDS WITH NO ASH DISCERNIBLE AT
THIS TIME. LIGHT ASHFALL WAS OBSERVED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS TO THE
SOUTHWEST OF THE VOLCANO. 
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND FL150 IS ESTIMATED TO
MOVE SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 10 KNOTS.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH
ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH
LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS  
www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 20/0430 UTC.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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