Bagana volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL070 EX W AT 10/2030Z OBS VA DTG: 10/2050Z

Wed, 10 May 2017, 21:00

21:00 PM |

Satellite image of Bagana volcano on 10 May 2017

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

FVAU0295 at 20:53 UTC, 10/05/17 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20170510/2050Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: BAGANA 255020
PSN: S0608 E15512
AREA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1855M
ADVISORY NR: 2017/144
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA OBS TO FL070 EX W AT 10/2030Z
OBS VA DTG: 10/2050Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL070 S0552 E15451 - S0602 E15443 - S0613
E15454 - S0610 E15513 - S0607 E15514 - S0557 E15506 MOV W
10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 11/0250Z SFC/FL070 S0540 E15441 - S0613
E15432 - S0611 E15513 - S0607 E15514
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 11/0850Z SFC/FL070 S0546 E15429 - S0621
E15426 - S0611 E15513 - S0606 E15513
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 11/1450Z SFC/FL070 S0546 E15429 - S0621
E15426 - S0612 E15513 - S0606 E15513
RMK: VA CLEARLY OBS IN SATELLITE VIS IMAGERY. VA HEIGHT AND
FCST MOV DERIVED FROM HIMWARI-8 10/2030Z SAT IMAGERY AND
MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20170511/0250Z

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