FVXX20 KWBC 221600
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT-WATCH 
ISSUED 1600 UTC 22 FEB 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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COLIMA  99-014  MEXICO    19.51N 103.62W 
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BACKGROUND:    COLIMA MEXICO (1401-04)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 13451 FT (4100 M)

      
THE COLIMA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTS THAT THE VOLCANO REMAINS
UNSTABLE WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE AN ERUPTION CLOUD WITH LITTLE
OR NO WARNING.  
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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 TEST-VAFTAD AT:
HTTP://WWW.ARL.NOAA.GOV/VAFTAD.HTML (ALL LOWER CASE)
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THE NEXT WATCH STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 23/1600 UTC. 
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