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Sangay Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONT VA EMS to 22000 ft (6700 m)

Wed, 2 Jun 2021, 13:30 | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 22000 ft (6700 m) altitude or flight level 220 and is moving at 15 kts in NW direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVXX20 at 13:19 UTC, 02/06/21 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210602/1316Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SANGAY 352090
PSN: S0200 W07820

AREA: ECUADOR

SUMMIT ELEV: 17159 FT [5230 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/541

INFO SOURCE: GOES-16. NWP MODELS. VOLCAT.

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONT VA EMS

OBS VA DTG: 02/1240Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL220 S0129 W07848 - S0200 W07819
- S0145 W07837 - S0144 W07845 - S0134 W07854 -
S0129 W07848 MOV NW 15KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 02/1830Z SFC/FL220 S0126 W07850
- S0200 W07819 - S0135 W07854 - S0126 W07850

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 03/0030Z SFC/FL220 S0129
W07853 - S0200 W07819 - S0137 W07856 - S0129
W07853

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 03/0630Z SFC/FL220 S0129
W07855 - S0159 W07819 - S0139 W07857 - S0129
W07855

RMK: CONT HEAVY VA EMS OBS MOV NW IN STLT
IMAGERY. HEAVY VA EMS FCST TO CONT NW MOV FM
SUMMIT THRU T+6HRS. VO ACT HIGH ...FISHER

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210602/1915Z

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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