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Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMS OBS IN SUMMIT WEB CAM to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Wed, 17 Feb 2021, 19:45 | BY: VN
Satellite image of Fuego volcano on 17 Feb 2021
Satellite image of Fuego volcano on 17 Feb 2021
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 .
The full report is as follows:

FVXX24 at 19:31 UTC, 17/02/21 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210217/1929Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: FUEGO 342090
PSN: N1428 W09052

AREA: GUATEMALA

SUMMIT ELEV: 12346 FT [3763 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/128

INFO SOURCE: GOES-16. WEBCAM. NWP MODELS. PILOT
RPRT. INSIVUMEH.

ERUPTION DETAILS: VA EMS OBS IN SUMMIT WEB CAM

OBS VA DTG: 17/1850Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL150 N1445 W09049 - N1438 W09035
- N1426 W09051 - N1426 W09055 - N1445 W09049 MOV
NE 15KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 18/0100Z SFC/FL150 N1430 W09053
- N1430 W09033 - N1418 W09035 - N1425 W09053 -
N1430 W09053

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 18/0700Z NO VA EXP

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 18/1300Z NO VA EXP

RMK: OCNL VA EMS OBS IN SUMMIT WEB CAM AND STLT.
LOW CONF WITH VAA DUE TO WX CLDS. EARLIER VA
PILOT RPRT RECEIVED. VA HGT/DIR FM STLT/NWP MDLS
SHOWS NE-LY TO E-LY MOVMT TREND THRU T+6.
...SAMBUCCI

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210218/0130Z

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Wed, 17 Feb 2021, 06:00

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INSIVUMEH reported that 4-12 explosions were recorded per hour during 17-23 February at Fuego, generating ash plumes as high as 1.1 km above the crater rim. Shock waves rattled buildings around the volcano. Block avalanches descended the Ceniza (SSW), Seca (W), Trinidad (S), Taniluyá (SW), Las Lajas (SE), and Honda drainages, often reaching vegetated areas. ... Read all
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Fuego volcano
Stratovolcano 3,763 m / 12,346 ft
Guatemala, 14.47°N / -90.88°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Fuego volcano eruptions:
1581, 1585, 1586, 1587, 1614, 1617, 1620, 1623, 1629, 1679(?), 1685, 1686, 1689(?), 1699, 1702, 1705, 1706, 1709(?), 1710,1717,1730, 1732, 1737, 1751(?), 1765(?), 1773(?), 1799, 1826, 1829, 1850(?), 1852(?), 1855, 1856, 1857, 1860, 1861(?), 1867(?), 1880, 1896, 1932, 1944, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1987, 1999, 2002 - ongoing
Typical eruption style
Dominantly explosive, construction of lava domes and extrusion of viscous lava flows. In near constant activity, at least during the past centuries.
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Satellite image of Fuego volcano by (c) Google Earth View
Satellite image of Fuego volcano by (c) Google Earth View
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