FVXX21 KWBC 192230 . VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT ISSUED 2230 UTC 19 JULY 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC . FUEGO 99-019 GUATEMALA 14.47N 90.88W . BACKGROUND: FUEGO GUATEMALA (1402-09) SUMMIT HEIGHT 12345 FT (3763 M) . 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.. . 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. . TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND FL150 IS ESTIMATED TO MOVE SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 10 KNOTS. . 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/) . OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST SIGMETS. . THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 20/0430 UTC. . PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS. . NNNN