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stratovolcano 5967 m / 19,577 ft
Peru, -15.78°S / -71.85°W
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Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT PUFFS OF VA

Monday Jul 24, 2017 09:30 AM |
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAG01 at 09:24 UTC, 24/07/17 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20170724/0850Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2017/781

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

AVIATION COLOR CODE: ORANGE

ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT PUFFS OF VA

OBS VA DTG: 24/0815Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL270 S1544 W07151 - S1607 W07130
- S1611 W07144 - S1544 W07151 MOV SSE 10KT

FCST VA CLD +06HR: 24/1430Z SFC/FL270 S1544 W07151
- S1608 W07128 - S1612 W07141 - S1544 W07151

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 24/2030Z SFC/FL270 S1545
W07151 - S1608 W07125 - S1612 W07138 - S1545
W07151

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 25/0230Z SFC/FL270 S1544
W07151 - S1606 W07120 - S1612 W07133 - S1544
W07151

RMK: T+0 CONFIDENCE HIGH. VA PULSES MOV SSE FM
SUMMIT ARE IDENTIFIABLE IN STLT DATA. WEBCAM
SHOWS SPORADIC EXPLOSIVE EMISSIONS OF VA. ...SMN

NRY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20170724/1450Z=

Previous news
Sunday, Jul 23, 2017
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS OBS VA DTG: 23/2015Z
Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 23 Jul 2017
Sunday, Jul 23, 2017
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS OF VA OBS VA DTG: 23/0145Z
Saturday, Jul 22, 2017
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITENT EMISSIONS
Friday, Jul 21, 2017
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITENT EMISSIONS
Friday, Jul 21, 2017
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: SPORADIC PUFFS OF VA
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