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Turrialba volcano
Stratovolcano 3340 m (10,958 ft)
Costa Rica, 10.03°N / -83.77°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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1723(?), 1847(?), 1853, 1855, 1861(?), 1864-65, 1866, 2010 (Jan 4) - ongoing
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Turrialba volcano (Costa Rica): activity updates and eruption news

Turrialba volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: POSS VA EMS

Wednesday Apr 11, 2018 01:00 AM |

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

FVXX22 at 00:55 UTC, 11/04/18 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20180411/0048Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: TURRIALBA 345070
PSN: N1001 W08346

AREA: COSTA.RICA

SUMMIT ELEV: 10958 FT [3340 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2018/131

INFO SOURCE: GOES-EAST. NWP MODELS. VOLCANO WEB
CAMERA.

ERUPTION DETAILS: POSS VA EMS

OBS VA DTG: 11/0030Z

OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE
DATA WINDS SFC/FL130 000/5KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 11/0630Z

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 11/1230Z

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 11/1830Z

RMK: POSSIBLE VA EMS SEEN IN WEB CAM. NOTHING
SEEN IN STLT IMAGERY DUE TO WX CLDS. NWP MODEL
GUIDANCE INDICATES WINDS OUT OF THE N-NNW TO
FL130. ...KIBLER

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20180411/0645Z

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Satellite image of Turrialba volcano on 5 Apr 2018
Thursday, Apr 05, 2018
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Turrialba volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING VA EMS
Wednesday, Apr 04, 2018
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Turrialba volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA ERUPTION RPRTD
Tuesday, Apr 03, 2018
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Turrialba volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMS OBS IN VO WEB CAMERA
Sunday, Apr 01, 2018
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