Contact | RSS | EN | DE | EL | ES | FR | IT | RU

Sangay Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: PSBL CONTG VA EM. to 20000 ft (6100 m)

Mon, 17 Aug 2020, 01:30 | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 .
The full report is as follows:

FVXX21 at 01:25 UTC, 17/08/20 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200817/0123Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SANGAY 352090
PSN: S0200 W07820

AREA: ECUADOR

SUMMIT ELEV: 17159 FT [5230 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2020/771

INFO SOURCE: GOES-EAST. NWP MODELS.

ERUPTION DETAILS: PSBL CONTG VA EM.

OBS VA DTG: 17/0100Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 S0156 W07855 - S0158 W07819
- S0201 W07819 - S0207 W07855 - S0156 W07855 MOV
W 20-30KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 17/0700Z SFC/FL200 S0156 W07856
- S0158 W07819 - S0201 W07819 - S0208 W07856 -
S0156 W07856

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 17/1300Z NO VA EXP

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 17/1900Z NO VA EXP

RMK: VA NOT OBS IN SAT WITH PARTIAL WX CLD OBSCN
OF SUMMIT BUT VA CLD STILL PSBL BASED ON RECENT
ACT. IR HOTSPOT STILL PRESENT. OBS VA AREA ESTD
FM NWP MDLS AND PREV VAA. ...CLARK

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20200817/0730Z

Previous news

Show more
Sangay volcano
Stratovolcano 5230 m (17,159 ft)
Ecuador, -2°S / -78.34°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Sangay volcano eruptions:
1934-ongoing (as of 2020), 1728-1916, 1628 (first observation) - ?
Typical eruption style
Explosive. In historic time: frequent, intermittent strombolian activity
Try our free app!
Volcanoes & Earthquakes - new app for Android
Android | iOS version

More on VolcanoDiscovery

Why is there advertising on this site?

Support us - Help us upgrade our services!

We truly love working to bring you the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the world. Maintaining our website and our free apps does require, however, considerable time and resources.
We need financing to increase hard- and software capacity as well as support our editor team. We're aiming to achieve uninterrupted service wherever an earthquake or volcano eruption unfolds, and your donations can make it happen! Every donation will be highly appreciated. If you find the information useful and would like to support our team in integrating further features, write great content, and in upgrading our soft- and hardware, please make a donation (PayPal or Online credit card payment).

Planned features:Thanks to your past donations, these features have been added recently:
Download and Upgrade the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app to get one of the fastest seismic and volcano alerts online:
Android | IOS
Thank you!
Sources: VolcanoDiscovery / VolcanoAdventures and other sources as noted.
Use of material: Most text and images on our websites are owned by us. Re-use is generally not permitted without authorization. Contact us for licensing rights.
Volcanoes & Earthquakes
VolcanoDiscovery Home
Volcanoes | Earthquakes | Photos | Volcano News | App
Adventure & Study Travel
Tours to Volcanoes and Volcanic Areas: walking tours, photo tours, study tours
Tours & Dates | FAQ | About us
Get our newsletter!
Company info
Contact | Legal info | Terms & conditions
Follow us
Follow us on facebook Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Visit our Youtube channel
EN | DE | EL | ES | FR | IT | RU
VolcanoDiscovery GmbH, Germany, Reg. nr.: HRB 103744, EU Tax Id: DE 297 465 123 owned and created by
Dr. Tom Pfeiffer, volcanologist, volcano photographer, tour organizer member of
IAVCEI
IAVCEI
Vulkanologische Gesellschaft
Volcanological Society
Ecotourism Greece
Ecotourism Greece
RUV insurance
Insured by R+V
VolcanoDiscovery © 2004- All Rights Reserved | Privacy - Cookie Settings