Una potente eruzione è avvenuta al vulcano Popocatépetl in Messico alle ore 20:27 UTC del 15 dicembre 2018 alzando la cenere fino a 21.000 piedi (6,5 Km)
Satellite image of Popocatépetl volcano on 15 Dec 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:
FVXX24 at 20:27 UTC, 15/12/18 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20181215/2025Z
VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: POPOCATEPETL
341090
PSN: N1901 W09837
AREA: MEXICO
SUMMIT ELEV: 17802 FT [5426M]
ADVISORY NR: 2018/575
INFO SOURCE: GOES-EAST. VOLCANO WEB CAMERA.
NWP
MODELS. CIMSS VOLCAT.
ERUPTION DETAILS: OCNL EM
OBS VA DTG:
15/2017Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL210 N1922 W09826 – N1916 W09819
– N1859
W09835 – N1903 W09841 – N1922 W09826 MOV
NE 10-15KT
FCST VA CLD +6HR:
16/0230Z SFC/FL210 N1945 W09814
– N1934 W09801 – N1859 W09835 – N1903
W09841 –
N1945 W09814
FCST VA CLD +12HR: 16/0830Z SFC/FL210
N1943 W09808 – N1931 W09752 – N1858 W09834 – N1904
W09841 – N1943 W09808
FCST VA CLD +18HR: 16/1430Z SFC/FL210 N1941
W09805 – N1926
W09747 – N1859 W09835 – N1904
W09840 – N1941 W09805
RMK: NEW EM HAVE
RESULTED IN A PLUME OF VA EXT 15
NM NE OF THE SUMMIT. FUTURE EM FCST
TO MOV NE
THROUGH 18 HRS. …TURK
NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY
20181216/0230Z
Fonte: Volcano Discovery
