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Fuego volcano
Stratovolcano 3,763 m / 12,346 ft
Guatemala, 14.47°N / -90.88°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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Fuego volcano eruptions:
1581, 1585, 1586, 1587, 1614, 1617, 1620, 1623, 1629, 1679(?), 1685, 1686, 1689(?), 1699, 1702, 1705, 1706, 1709(?), 1710,1717,1730, 1732, 1737, 1751(?), 1765(?), 1773(?), 1799, 1826, 1829, 1850(?), 1852(?), 1855, 1856, 1857, 1860, 1861(?), 1867(?), 1880, 1896, 1932, 1944, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1987, 1999, 2002 - ongoing
Typical eruption style:
Dominantly explosive, construction of lava domes and extrusion of viscous lava flows. In near constant activity, at least during the past centuries.

Fuego volcano tours:
Volcanoes in the land of the Maya (15-days study trip and expedition to Guatemala's volcanoes)
Satellite image of Fuego volcano by (c) Google Earth View
Satellite image of Fuego volcano by (c) Google Earth View

Fuego volcano news & eruption updates:

Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: LGT VA EMS OBS IN STLT IMAGERY to 14000 ft (4300 m)

Mon, 11 Jan 2021, 19:45
19:45 PM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 .
The full report is as follows:

FVXX23 at 19:29 UTC, 11/01/21 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210111/1925Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: FUEGO 342090
PSN: N1428 W09052

AREA: GUATEMALA

SUMMIT ELEV: 12346 FT [3763 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/027

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

ERUPTION DETAILS: LGT VA EMS OBS IN STLT IMAGERY

OBS VA DTG: 11/1900Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL140 N1437 W09101 - N1429 W09051
- N1426 W09054 - N1428 W09107 - N1437 W09101 MOV
NW 5KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 12/0100Z SFC/FL140 N1441 W09105
- N1429 W09051 - N1426 W09053 - N1428 W09113 -
N1441 W09105

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 12/0700Z NO VA EXP

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 12/1300Z NO VA EXP

RMK: OCNL LGT VA EMS OBS IN STLT IMAGERY. WX CLDS
OBS OVER SUMMIT IN SUMMIT WEB CAM. VA DIR/HGT FM
STLT/NWP MDLS SHOWS CONT LGT NW-LY MOVMT THRU
T+6. ...SAMBUCCI

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210112/0130Z

Previous news
Mon, 11 Jan 2021, 12:00
Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EM NOT DETECTED
Mon, 11 Jan 2021, 00:30
Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMS SEEN IN STLT AND WEBCAM to 14000 ft (4300 m)
Sat, 9 Jan 2021, 09:00
Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMS HAS DISP
Fri, 8 Jan 2021, 21:45
Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING VA EMS to 16000 ft (4900 m)
Fri, 8 Jan 2021, 14:00
Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMS CONT to 16000 ft (4900 m)

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