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Sabancaya volcano
stratovolcano 5967 m / 19,577 ft
Peru, -15.78°S / -71.85°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: SPORADIC PUFFS OF VA

Tuesday Jun 20, 2017 03:15 AM |

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAG01 at 03:02 UTC, 20/06/17 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20170620/0300Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2017/655

INFO SOURCE: GOES-13. GFS WINDS. VOLCANO WEB
CAMERA.

AVIATION COLOR CODE: RED

ERUPTION DETAILS: SPORADIC PUFFS OF VA

OBS VA DTG: 20/0205Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL260 S1547 W07150 - S1601 W07031
- S1617 W07038 - S1547 W07150 MOV ESE 20KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 20/0800Z SFC/FL260 S1547 W07150
- S1556 W07032 - S1614 W07038 - S1547 W07150

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 20/1400Z SFC/FL260 S1547
W07150 - S1555 W07024 - S1613 W07028 - S1547
W07150

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 20/2000Z SFC/FL260 S1547
W07150 - S1550 W07019 - S1609 W07019 - S1547
W07150

RMK: T+0 CONFIDENCE HIGH. A FAINT VA PLUME MOV
ESE IS DETECTABLE IN STLT IMAGERY UNDER CLEAR
SKY. WEBCAM SHOWS SPORADIC PUFFS OF VA. ...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20170620/0900Z=

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Sunday, Jun 18, 2017
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Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT PUFFS OF VA OBS VA DTG: 17/2005Z
Saturday, Jun 17, 2017
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Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT PUFFS OF VA
Saturday, Jun 17, 2017
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Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS OF VA OBS VA DTG: 16/0745Z
Friday, Jun 16, 2017
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