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Planchón-Peteroa Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: SPORADIC PUFFS OF VA TL FL 180 to 18000 ft (5500 m)

Friday Feb 01, 2019 15:15 PM | BY: VN

Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 18000 ft (5500 m) altitude or flight level 180 and is moving at 10 kts in SE direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAG02 at 15:00 UTC, 01/02/19 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190201/1500Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: PLANCHON PETEROA 357040
PSN: S3513 W07034

AREA: CHILE-ARGENTINA

SUMMIT ELEV: 13048 FT [3977 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2019/115

INFO SOURCE: GOES-E. GFS WINDS. PILOT REPORT.
VOLCANO WEB CAMERA.

AVIATION COLOR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: SPORADIC PUFFS OF VA TL FL 180

OBS VA DTG: 01/1415Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL180 S3507 W07033 - S3520 W06956
- S3546 W06913 - S3556 W06924 - S3512 W07039 -
S3507 W07033 MOV SE 10KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 01/2030Z SFC/FL180 S3508 W07034
- S3517 W07010 - S3555 W06910 - S3604 W06921 -
S3523 W07029 - S3514 W07038 - S3508 W07034

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 02/0230Z SFC/FL180 S3508
W07032 - S3604 W06905 - S3611 W06919 - S3529
W07026 - S3517 W07038 - S3510 W07038 - S3508
W07032

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 02/0830Z SFC/FL180 S3507
W07035 - S3558 W06934 - S3558 W06956 - S3529
W07032 - S3513 W07042 - S3507 W07035

RMK: VA PLUME MOV SE IS IDENTIFIABLE FM STLT
IMAGERY. PILOT REPORTED ARS LXP230 VA PLUME TOP
15000FT OVER SUMMIT MOV SE. ANOTHER REPORT PILOT
TOP FL200 MOV SE. WEBCAM SHOWS SPORADIC PUFFS OF
VA TL FL 180. ...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20190201/2100Z=

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Satellite image of Planchón-Peteroa volcano on 1 Feb 2019
Friday, Feb 01, 2019
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