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Turrialba volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING EMS OF VA AND GASES.

Sat, 7 Jan 2017, 19:45 |
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVXX23 at 19:41 UTC, 07/01/17 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20170107/1938Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: TURRIALBA
345070
PSN: N1001 W08346

AREA: COSTA.RICA

SUMMIT ELEV: 10958 FT [3340
M]

ADVISORY NR: 2017/027

INFO SOURCE: GOES-EAST. GFS WINDS. VOLCANO
WEB
CAMERA.

ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING EMS OF VA AND GASES.

OBS VA DTG:
07/1915Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL140 N1002 W08358 - N1002 W08346
- N0959
W08346 - N0955 W08417 - N1002 W08417 -
N1002 W08358 MOV W 5-10KT

FCST
VA CLD +6HR: 08/0130Z SFC/FL140 N1002 W08346
- N1001 W08347 - N0950
W08423 - N0957 W08423 -
N1002 W08346

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 08/0730Z
SFC/FL140 N1002
W08347 - N1000 W08346 - N0949 W08423 - N0957
W08424 -
N1002 W08347

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 08/1330Z SFC/FL140 N1002
W08347 -
N1000 W08346 - N0949 W08423 - N0957
W08425 - N1002 W08347

RMK: T+0
CONFIDENCE LOW. VA EXTDS ROUGHLY 17 NM
W-WSW OF SUMMIT. VA PLUME
MAY EXTD FARTHER BUT
WX CLDS OBSCURE THE VIEW. WX MODELS SHOW
A
GRADUAL WSW-SW MOV OVER NEXT +18 HRS. ...KIBLER

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE
ISSUED BY 20170108/0145Z

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Turrialba volcano
Stratovolcano 3340 m (10,958 ft)
Costa Rica, 10.03°N / -83.77°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) Turrialba volcano eruptions:
1723(?), 1847(?), 1853, 1855, 1861(?), 1864-65, 1866, 2010 (Jan 4) - ongoing
Typical eruption style
Explosive.