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Sangay Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING VA EMS to 19000 ft (5800 m)

Sun, 5 Jan 2020, 08:15 | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 19000 ft (5800 m) altitude or flight level 190 and is moving at 5 kts in N direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVXX21 at 08:13 UTC, 05/01/20 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200105/0811Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SANGAY 352090
PSN: S0200 W07820

AREA: ECUADOR

SUMMIT ELEV: 17159 FT [5230 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2020/021

INFO SOURCE: GOES-EAST. WEB CAM. NWP MODELS.
VOLCAT.

ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING VA EMS

OBS VA DTG: 05/0740Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL190 S0144 W07815 - S0202 W07811
- S0207 W07816 - S0204 W07820 - S0205 W07832 -
S0201 W07832 - S0158 W07825 - S0144 W07822 -
S0144 W07815 MOV N 5KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 05/1330Z SFC/FL190 S0146 W07823
- S0147 W07813 - S0201 W07805 - S0210 W07811 -
S0209 W07830 - S0159 W07834 - S0146 W07823

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 05/1930Z SFC/FL190 NO ASH EXP

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 06/0130Z NO ASH EXP

RMK: LIGHT VA CLD VISIBLE IN STLT IMAGERY MOV IN
MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS FL190. NWP MODEL WINDS
SUGGEST LIGHT WINDS UNDER 5 KTS. ...BOLL

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20200105/1415Z

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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