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Sangay volcano
Stratovolcano 5230 m (17,159 ft)
Ecuador, -2°S / -78.34°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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Sangay volcano eruptions:
1934-ongoing (as of 2020), 1728-1916, 1628 (first observation) - ?
Typical eruption style:
Explosive. In historic time: frequent, intermittent strombolian activity

Sangay Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EM OBSD to 21000 ft (6400 m)

Fri, 5 Mar 2021, 21:30
21:30 PM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 21000 ft (6400 m) altitude or flight level 210 .
The full report is as follows:

FVXX21 at 21:16 UTC, 05/03/21 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210305/2113Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SANGAY 352090
PSN: S0200 W07820

AREA: ECUADOR

SUMMIT ELEV: 17159 FT [5230 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/243

INFO SOURCE: GOES-16. NWP MODELS.

ERUPTION DETAILS: VA EM OBSD

OBS VA DTG: 05/2050Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL210 S0157 W07831 - S0200 W07820
- S0201 W07820 - S0204 W07831 - S0157 W07831 MOV
W 5KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 06/0300Z SFC/FL210 S0159 W07831
- S0200 W07820 - S0201 W07820 - S0205 W07828 -
S0159 W07831

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 06/0900Z SFC/FL210 S0200
W07831 - S0201 W07821 - S0201 W07820 - S0207
W07826 - S0200 W07831

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 06/1500Z NO VA EXP

RMK: VA EM SEEN ON STLT IMAGERY MOV W FM SUMMIT.
VA HEIGHT AND FRCST BASED ON IMAGERY AND MODEL
GUIDANCE. WINDS EXPCD TO VEER SW THRU FRCST
PERIOD. ...KIM

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210306/0315Z

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