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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 PUFF EMISSIONS OF VA

Saturday Nov 18, 2017 02:30 AM |

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

FVAG01 at 02:25 UTC, 18/11/17 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20171118/0230Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2017/1247

INFO SOURCE: GOES-E. GFS WINDS. SEISMIC
DETECTION. VOLCANO WEB CAMERA.

AVIATION COLOR CODE: UNKNOWN

ERUPTION DETAILS: SPORADIC PUFF EMISSIONS OF VA

OBS VA DTG: 18/0145Z

EST VA CLD: SFC/FL260 S1512 W07230 - S1516 W07025
- S1626 W07155 - S1512 W07230 MOV E 5KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 18/0800Z SFC/FL260 S1451 W07028
- S1552 W07150 - S1553 W07147 - S1507 W07244 -
S1451 W07028

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 18/1400Z SFC/FL S1434 W07049 -
S1555 W07149 - S1454 W07244 - S1434 W07049

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 18/2000Z

RMK: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM STLT DATA DUE TO WX
CLD COVER. WEBCAM SHOWS INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS OF
VA. ESTIMATED VA MOVEMENT AT T+0 IS BASED ON LAST
ADVISORY'S T+6 ...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20171118/0830Z=

Previous news
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: PUFF EMISSIONS OF VA
Friday, Nov 17, 2017
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS
Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 17 Nov 2017
Friday, Nov 17, 2017
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT PUFFS OF VA OBS VA DTG: 16/0745Z
Thursday, Nov 16, 2017
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS
Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 15 Nov 2017
Wednesday, Nov 15, 2017
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA NOT IDENTIFFIABLE FM STLT DATA OBS VA DTG: 15/0145Z
Wednesday, Nov 15, 2017
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