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Planchón-Peteroa Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: continuous ash emissions to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Monday Jan 07, 2019 21:30 PM | BY: VN

Satellite image of Planchón-Peteroa volcano on 7 Jan 2019
Satellite image of Planchón-Peteroa volcano on 7 Jan 2019
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 and is moving at 40 kts in SE direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAG01 at 21:17 UTC, 07/01/19 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190107/2130Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: PLANCHON PETEROA 357040
PSN: S3514 W07034

AREA: CHILE

SUMMIT ELEV: 13474 FT [4107 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2019/029

INFO SOURCE: GOES-E. VOLCANO WEB CAMERA.

AVIATION COLOR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSION

OBS VA DTG: 07/2045Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL150 S3512 W07034 - S3553 W06937
- S3608 W07008 - S3512 W07034 MOV SE 40KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 08/0300Z SFC/FL150 S3512 W07034
- S3545 W06929 - S3609 W06946 - S3542 W07014 -
S3512 W07034

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 08/0900Z SFC/FL150 S3514
W07032 - S3546 W06913 - S3614 W06938 - S3543
W07020 - S3514 W07032

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 08/1500Z SFC/FL150 S3512
W07033 - S3525 W06950 - S3540 W06858 - S3608
W06910 - S3552 W06958 - S3512 W07033

RMK: VA CAN BE SEEN IN STLT IMAGERY MOV SE.WEBCAM
SHOW WEAK CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS OF
VA. ...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20190108/0330Z=

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Satellite image of Planchón-Peteroa volcano on 6 Jan 2019
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Planchón-Peteroa Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: continuous ash emissions to 15000 ft (4600 m)
Sunday, Jan 06, 2019
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Planchón-Peteroa Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: continuous ash emissions to 15000 ft (4600 m)
Sunday, Jan 06, 2019
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 and is moving at 30 kts in SE direction. ... [more]

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