FVXX22 KNES 211559
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 20070421/1558Z VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: FUEGO 1402-09
LOCATION: N1428 W09052 AREA: GUATEMALA
SUMMIT ELEVATION: 12346 FT (3763 M)
ADVISORY NUMBER: 2007/020
INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12. GFS WINDS.
INSIVUMEH.
ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING LAVA EMISSION
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 21/1532Z
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL140 2NM WIDE LINE BETWEEN
N1428 W09052 - N1414 W09113. ASH IS MOVING SW
5-10 KNOTS.
FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: 21/2130Z SFC/FL140 2NM WIDE
LINE BETWEEN N1422 W09116 - N1428 W09052.
FCST ASH CLOUD +12H: 22/0330Z NOT AVBL.
FCST ASH CLOUD +18H: 22/0930Z NOT AVBL.
REMARKS: OVERNIGHT UNTIL NOW THERE HAS BEEN A
STRONG HOTSPOT AT THE VOLCANO THAT THE
OBSERVATORY REPORTS TO BE A FLOW OF LAVA TO THE
SOUTHWEST. IN VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY A NARROW
PLUME CAN ALSO BE SEEN EXTENDING SOUTHWEST AROUND
25 NM. THIS PLUME IS THOUGHT TO BE MOSTLY SMOKE
CAUSED BY FIRES STARTED BY THE LAVA HOWEVER THERE
MAY ALSO BE SOME LIGHT ASH AND GASES FROM THE
VOLCANO ITSELF. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE THE
PLUME MORE TO THE WEST BY EVENING. ANOTHER VAA
WILL BE ISSUED IF ASH IS ACTUALLY REPORTED.
...SWANSON
NEXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES
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