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Sangay Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: MINOR VA EMS OBS to 20000 ft (6100 m)

Wed, 24 May 2023, 22:30 22:30 PM | BY: VN
Satellite image of Sangay volcano on 24 May 2023
Satellite image of Sangay volcano on 24 May 2023
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 .
The full report is as follows:

FVXX22 at 22:27 UTC, 24/05/23 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20230524/2225Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SANGAY 352090
PSN: S0200 W07820

AREA: ECUADOR

SUMMIT ELEV: 17342 FT [5286 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2023/385

INFO SOURCE: GOES-16. VONA. WEBCAM. NWP MODELS.

ERUPTION DETAILS: MINOR VA EMS OBS

OBS VA DTG: 24/2150Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 S0200 W07820 - S0202 W07808
- S0210 W07816 - S0201 W07820 - S0200 W07820 MOV
SE 5KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 25/0400Z SFC/FL200 S0159 W07820
- S0205 W07753 - S0222 W07810 - S0201 W07822 -
S0159 W07820

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 25/1000Z NO VA EXP

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 25/1600Z NO VA EXP

RMK: MINOR VA EMS OBS IN STLT IMAGERY MOVG SE
APPRX 10NM FM SUMMIT. WEBCAM OBSC BY WX CLDS. VA
FL BASED ON NWP MDLS AND STLT IMAGERY. VA FCST
THRU T+6 HRS BASED ON NWP MDLS WITH LGT/VRBL
WINDS PSBL. ...COVERDALE

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20230525/0430Z

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Wed, 24 May 2023, 14:00

Sangay volcano (Ecuador) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 17 May-23 May 2023 (Continuing Activity)

IG reported a high level of activity at Sangay during 17-23 May, though weather clouds sometimes prevented visual observations. Incandescent material at the crater and along the lava flow extending 1 km down the SE flank was visible nightly. On 17 May steam-and-ash emissions rose 500 m above the summit and drifted SW. ... Read all
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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) Sangay volcano eruptions:
1934-ongoing (as of 2020), 1728-1916, 1628 (first observation) - ?
Typical eruption style
Explosive. In historic time: frequent, intermittent strombolian activity
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