Popocatepetl volcano news & eruption update

Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONS LGT VA EMS. to 19000 ft (5800 m)

Wed, 3 Feb 2021, 11:45

11:45 AM | BY: VN

Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 19000 ft (5800 m) altitude or flight level 190 .
The full report is as follows:

FVXX21 at 11:37 UTC, 03/02/21 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210203/1133Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: POPOCATEPETL 341090
PSN: N1901 W09837

AREA: MEXICO

SUMMIT ELEV: 17802 FT [5426 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/142

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

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONS LGT VA EMS.

OBS VA DTG: 03/1111Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL190 N1901 W09838 - N1901 W09837
- N1840 W09850 - N1844 W09855 - N1901 W09838 MOV
SW 15KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 03/1700Z SFC/FL190 N1901 W09838
- N1901 W09836 - N1837 W09851 - N1843 W09858 -
N1901 W09838

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 03/2300Z SFC/FL190 N1901
W09838 - N1901 W09836 - N1832 W09841 - N1837
W09850 - N1901 W09838

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 04/0500Z NO VA EXP

RMK: CONS LGT VA EMS EXTD ABT 25 NMI SW OF
SUMMIT. WEBCAM SHOWS LGT VA EMS AS WELL. NWP
MDLS SUGGEST VA TO FL190 AT HIGHEST. WEBCAM
AGREES. NWP MDLS FCST LTLCG IN WINDS THRU T+6,
THEN SLGT SHIFT TO SSW BY T+12. ...HOSLEY

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210203/1730Z

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Volcán Popocatépetl, whose name is the Aztec word for smoking mountain, towers to 5426 m 70 km SE of Mexico City to form North America's 2nd-highest volcano. The glacier-clad stratovolcano contains a steep-walled, 250-450 m deep crater. The generally symmetrical volcano is modified by the sharp-peaked Ventorrillo on the NW, a remnant of an earlier volcano.
At least three previous major cones were destroyed by gravitational failure during the Pleistocene, producing massive debris-avalanche deposits covering broad areas south of the volcano. The modern volcano was constructed to the south of the late-Pleistocene to Holocene El Fraile cone. Three major plinian eruptions, the most recent of which took place about 800 AD, have occurred from Popocatépetl since the mid Holocene, accompanied by pyroclastic flows and voluminous lahars that swept basins below the volcano. Frequent historical eruptions, first recorded in Aztec codices, have occurred since precolumbian time.

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Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institution - Popocatepetl information

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Last nearby quakes Popocatépetl volcano tours: Popocatépetl Volcano Special (tour to see the ongoing eruption of Mexico's most active volcano) Latest satellite images Popocatepetl volcano news & eruption update Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONS LGT VA EMS. to 19000 ft (5800 m) Wed, 3 Feb 2021, 11:45 11:45 AM \| BY: VN Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 19000 ft (5800 m) altitude or flight level 190 . The full report is as follows: FVXX21 at 11:37 UTC, 03/02/21 from KNES VA ADVISORY DTG: 20210203/1133Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: POPOCATEPETL 341090 PSN: N1901 W09837 AREA: MEXICO SUMMIT ELEV: 17802 FT [5426 M] ADVISORY NR: 2021/142 INFO SOURCE: GOES-16. WEBCAM. NWP MODELS. ERUPTION DETAILS: CONS LGT VA EMS. OBS VA DTG: 03/1111Z OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL190 N1901 W09838 - N1901 W09837 - N1840 W09850 - N1844 W09855 - N1901 W09838 MOV SW 15KT FCST VA CLD +6HR: 03/1700Z SFC/FL190 N1901 W09838 - N1901 W09836 - N1837 W09851 - N1843 W09858 - N1901 W09838 FCST VA CLD +12HR: 03/2300Z SFC/FL190 N1901 W09838 - N1901 W09836 - N1832 W09841 - N1837 W09850 - N1901 W09838 FCST VA CLD +18HR: 04/0500Z NO VA EXP RMK: CONS LGT VA EMS EXTD ABT 25 NMI SW OF SUMMIT. WEBCAM SHOWS LGT VA EMS AS WELL. NWP MDLS SUGGEST VA TO FL190 AT HIGHEST. WEBCAM AGREES. NWP MDLS FCST LTLCG IN WINDS THRU T+6, THEN SLGT SHIFT TO SSW BY T+12. ...HOSLEY NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210203/1730Z All news about: Popocatépetl volcano Information about: Popocatépetl volcano Previous news Tue, 2 Feb 2021, 06:45 Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: to 19000 ft (5800 m) Mon, 1 Feb 2021, 11:51 Popocatépetl volcano (Mexico): rapidly decreasing of tremor A significant change in activity has occurred since the last update (21 January 21) as we reported ongoing elevated tremor that started at the end of December 2020. ... read all Mon, 1 Feb 2021, 09:00 Popocatépetl Volcano: sporadic emissions of volcanic ash Mon, 1 Feb 2021, 03:00 Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: LGT VA EM MOV S to 19000 ft (5800 m) Sun, 31 Jan 2021, 07:45 Popocatépetl Volcano: sporadic emissions of volcanic ash Background: Volcán Popocatépetl, whose name is the Aztec word for smoking mountain, towers to 5426 m 70 km SE of Mexico City to form North America's 2nd-highest volcano. The glacier-clad stratovolcano contains a steep-walled, 250-450 m deep crater. The generally symmetrical volcano is modified by the sharp-peaked Ventorrillo on the NW, a remnant of an earlier volcano. At least three previous major cones were destroyed by gravitational failure during the Pleistocene, producing massive debris-avalanche deposits covering broad areas south of the volcano. The modern volcano was constructed to the south of the late-Pleistocene to Holocene El Fraile cone. Three major plinian eruptions, the most recent of which took place about 800 AD, have occurred from Popocatépetl since the mid Holocene, accompanied by pyroclastic flows and voluminous lahars that swept basins below the volcano. Frequent historical eruptions, first recorded in Aztec codices, have occurred since precolumbian time. --- Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institution - Popocatepetl information First visit to our site? 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