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Dukono volcano
Complex volcano 1185 m (3,888 ft)
Halmahera, Indonesia, 1.68°N / 127.88°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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1933-ongoing (as of 2014), 1868(?), 1719, 1550
Typical eruption style:
Explosive and effusive (lava flows)
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Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL070 MOV ENE OBS AT 01/1710Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)

Friday May 01, 2020 17:45 PM | BY: VN

Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 1 May 2020
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 1 May 2020
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 7000 ft (2100 m) altitude or flight level 070 .
The full report is as follows:

FVAU01 at 17:38 UTC, 01/05/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200501/1740Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: DUKONO 268010
PSN: N0141 E12753
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1335M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/482
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL070 MOV ENE OBS AT
01/1710Z
OBS VA DTG: 01/1740Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL070 N0139 E12752 - N0144 E12749 - N0202
E12820 - N0237 E12849 - N0156 E12911 - N0152 E12826 MOV NE
10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 01/2340Z SFC/FL070 N0138 E12752 - N0143
E12749 - N0243 E12843 - N0210 E12906
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 02/0540Z SFC/FL070 N0138 E12752 - N0143
E12749 - N0249 E12849 - N0220 E12911
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 02/1140Z SFC/FL070 N0138 E12752 - N0144
E12748 - N0241 E12856 - N0206 E12914
RMK: VA DISCERNIBLE ON ANIMATED RGB SAT IMG EXTENDING ENE
FROM VOLCANO, HOWEVER SIGNAL IS WEAK. VA HEIGHT AND FORECAST
BASED ON HIMAWARI-8 IMAGERY AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20200501/2340Z

Previous news
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSIONS TO FL070 EXT W LAST SEEN AT 250100UTC to 7000 ft (2100 m)
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 25 Apr 2020
Saturday, Apr 25, 2020
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSIONS TO FL070 OBS VA DTG: 24/1820Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)
Friday, Apr 24, 2020
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSIONS TO FL070 MOV SE OBS VA DTG: 24/1100Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 24 Apr 2020
Friday, Apr 24, 2020
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSIONS TO FL070 MOV S OBS VA DTG: 24/0500Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)
Friday, Apr 24, 2020
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSIONS TO FL070 OBS VA DTG: 23/1700Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)
Thursday, Apr 23, 2020

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