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

Sun, 5 Jan 2020, 20:00 | 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 .
The full report is as follows:

FVXX21 at 19:55 UTC, 05/01/20 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200105/1953Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SANGAY 352090
PSN: S0200 W07820

AREA: ECUADOR

SUMMIT ELEV: 17159 FT [5230 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2020/023

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

ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING VA EMS

OBS VA DTG: 05/1920Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL190 S0200 W07819 - S0214 W07814
- S0214 W07826 - S0201 W07820 - S0200 W07819 MOV
S 10-15KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 06/0130Z SFC/FL190 S0200 W07820
- S0201 W07819 - S0219 W07812 - S0218 W07829 -
S0200 W07820

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 06/0730Z SFC/FL190 S0159
W07820 - S0200 W07819 - S0219 W07812 - S0219
W07829 - S0159 W07820

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 06/1330Z SFC/FL190 NO ASH EXP

RMK: VA EXTD UP TO 14NM S FM THE SUMMIT. NWP MDL
INDICATES A CONT S MOV THRU +12HRS. ...ZHU

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20200106/0200Z

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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