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Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTMT TO OCNL VA EMS. to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Wed, 15 Mar 2023, 02:15 02:15 AM | BY: VN
Satellite image of Fuego volcano on 15 Mar 2023
Satellite image of Fuego volcano on 15 Mar 2023
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 .
The full report is as follows:

FVXX21 at 02:04 UTC, 15/03/23 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20230315/0157Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: FUEGO 342090
PSN: N1428 W09052

AREA: GUATEMALA

SUMMIT ELEV: 12346 FT [3763 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2023/280

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

ERUPTION DETAILS: INTMT TO OCNL VA EMS.

OBS VA DTG: 14/2330Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL150 N1429 W09053 - N1426 W09044
- N1420 W09049 - N1428 W09055 - N1429 W09053 MOV
SE 10KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 15/0530Z SFC/FL150 N1429 W09053
- N1428 W09032 - N1412 W09040 - N1427 W09054 -
N1429 W09053

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 15/1130Z SFC/FL150 N1429
W09052 - N1415 W09038 - N1405 W09050 - N1428
W09054 - N1429 W09052

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 15/1730Z NO VA EXP

RMK: VA CLD OBSD MOVG SE FM SUMMIT AS WX CLD CVR
DISPD. A NOW CLR WEBCAM SHOWS OCNL VA EMS WITH
EMS AT 0037Z, 0101Z AND 0109Z. NWP MDLS FCST LGT
WINDS FAVORING S-E MOVMT THRU T+12HRS. ...HOSLEY

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20230315/0800Z

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Tue, 14 Mar 2023, 05:10

Fuego volcano (Guatemala): near-frequent explosions persist

Glowing lava bombs and its ballistic trajectory during an eruption from Fuego volcano (image: Diego Rizzo Photo)
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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) 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.

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Satellite image of Fuego volcano by (c) Google Earth View
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