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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: SMALL EXPLOSIONS WITH EMISSION OF VA

Monday Oct 29, 2018 18:15 PM |

Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 29 Oct 2018
Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 29 Oct 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAG01 at 18:05 UTC, 29/10/18 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20181029/1810Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2018/1175

INFO SOURCE: GEOPHYSICAL INST. GOES-E. VOLCANO
WEB CAMERA.

AVIATION COLOR CODE: RED

ERUPTION DETAILS: SMALL EXPLOSIONS WITH EMISSION
OF VA

OBS VA DTG: 29/1730Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL260 S1539 W07158 - S1541 W07134
- S1550 W07147 - S1609 W07155 - S1556 W07222 -
S1539 W07158 MOV SW 5KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 29/2330Z SFC/FL260 S1507 W07206
- S1515 W07135 - S1549 W07145 - S1606 W07158 -
S1552 W07243 - S1507 W07206

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 30/0530Z SFC/FL260 S1516
W07237 - S1516 W07142 - S1555 W07132 - S1601
W07229 - S1516 W07237

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 30/1130Z SFC/FL260 S1517
W07237 - S1518 W07139 - S1559 W07132 - S1559
W07239 - S1517 W07237

RMK: VA PLUME MOV SW SEEN IN STLT IMAGERY UNDER
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. WEBCAM REVEALS CONTINUOUS
EMISSIONS OF STEAM AND INTERMITTENT STRONGER
EMISSIONS OF ASH. ...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20181030/0010Z=

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