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Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: continuous ash emissions to 24000 ft (7300 m)

Sun, 12 Jan 2020, 10:00
10:00 AM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 24000 ft (7300 m) altitude or flight level 240 and is moving at 15 kts in S direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAG01 at 09:46 UTC, 12/01/20 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200112/0950Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2020/050

INFO SOURCE: GOES-E. GFS. WEBCAM.

AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSION

OBS VA DTG: 12/0850Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL240 S1547 W07151 - S1626 W07143
- S1625 W07154 - S1547 W07151 MOV S 15KT

FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 12/1500Z SFC/FL240 S1547 W07151
- S1634 W07155 - S1631 W07208 - S1547 W07151

FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 12/2100Z SFC/FL240 S1547
W07151 - S1633 W07205 - S1626 W07220 - S1547
W07151

FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 13/0300Z SFC/FL240 S1547
W07151 - S1621 W07232 - S1608 W07241 - S1547
W07151

RMK: VA PLUME IS DETECTED IN STLT IMAGERY MOV S
WITH SOME WX CLDS IN THE AREA. WEBCAM SHOWS A
CONTINUOUS EMISSION OF VA...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20200112/1550Z=

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