Fuego (Guatemala) - Report for 20 January-26 January 2010

On 22 January, INSIVUMEH reported that explosions from Fuego produced gray plumes that rose to altitudes of 4.4-4.8 km (14,400-15,700 ft) a.s.l.
and drifted 5-12 km SW.
Incandescent material was ejected to heights of 75 m and avalanches descended the flanks.
Based on analyses of satellite imagery, the Washington VAAC reported that on 25 January a dense ash cloud drifted 15 km NW.
The next day an ash cloud drifted 11 km W.

Sources: Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia, e Hidrologia (INSIVUMEH), Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)