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

Mon, 6 Jan 2020, 13:45 | 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 10 kts in SE direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVXX21 at 13:36 UTC, 06/01/20 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200106/1333Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SANGAY 352090
PSN: S0200 W07820

AREA: ECUADOR

SUMMIT ELEV: 17159 FT [5230 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2020/026

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

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONT VA EMS OBS

OBS VA DTG: 06/1310Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL190 S0214 W07802 - S0220 W07747
- S0229 W07757 - S0214 W07802 MOV SE 10KT
SFC/FL190 S0159 W07820 - S0210 W07828 - S0202
W07834 - S0159 W07820 MOV SW 10KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 06/1900Z SFC/FL190 S0159 W07819
- S0214 W07836 - S0205 W07842 - S0159 W07819

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 07/0100Z SFC/FL190 S0159
W07819 - S0217 W07842 - S0209 W07847 - S0159
W07819

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 07/0700Z SFC/FL190 NO ASH EXP

RMK: PREV VA EMS OBS SSE OF SUMMIT MOV SSE AND
FCST TO DISP IN T+6HRS. NEW CONT VA EMS OBS MOV
SW FM SUMMIT VA FCST TO CONT SW MOV THRU T+12HRS.
...FISHER

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20200106/1930Z

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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