News & activity updates from Aoba (Ambae) volcano
Aoba volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION AT 20171022/0240Z OBS VA DTG: 22/0343Z
Sun, 22 Oct 2017, 04:45
04:45 AM | 
Satellite image of Aoba volcano on 22 Oct 2017
FVPS02 at 04:32 UTC, 22/10/17 from NZKL
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20171022/0432Z
VAAC: WELLINGTON
VOLCANO: AOBA 257030
PSN: S1524 E16750
AREA: VANUATU
SUMMIT ELEV: 1496M
ADVISORY NR: 2017/35
INFO SOURCE: IR AND VIS IMAGERY
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: UNKNOWN
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 20171022/0240Z
OBS VA DTG: 22/0343Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL080 S1530 E16745 - S1530 E16815 - S1515
E16815 - S1515 E16745 MOV E 5KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 22/0943Z SFC/FL080 S1530 E16745 - S1545
E16830 - S1515 E16830 - S1515 E16745
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 22/1543Z SFC/FL080 S1530 E16745 - S1600
E16830 - S1515 E16900 - S1515 E16745
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 22/2143Z SFC/FL080 S1530 E16745 - S1600
E16815 - S1515 E16900 - S1515 E16745
RMK: FROM VIS IMAGERY ASH CAN BE DETECTED BELOW A LAYER
ABOVE IT. THE HEIGHT OF THE ASH WAS DETERMINED WITH IR
IMAGERY AND THE DIRECTION WITH MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20171022/1032Z
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