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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 EMISSION TO FL080 OBS VA DTG: 10/1115Z to 8000 ft (2400 m)

Sunday Feb 10, 2019 11:15 AM | BY: VN

Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 10 Feb 2019
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 10 Feb 2019
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 8000 ft (2400 m) altitude or flight level 080 and is moving at 15 kts in SW direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAU01 at 11:09 UTC, 10/02/19 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190210/1115Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: DUKONO 268010
PSN: N0141 E12753
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1335M
ADVISORY NR: 2019/111
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8, CVGHM
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL080
OBS VA DTG: 10/1115Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL080 N0141 E12756 - N0144 E12752 - N0056
E12654 - N0034 E12731 MOV SW 15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 10/1715Z SFC/FL080 N0141 E12756 - N0021
E12726 - N0047 E12643 - N0144 E12752
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 10/2315Z SFC/FL080 N0141 E12756 - N0144
E12752 - N0037 E12631 - N0003 E12719
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 11/0515Z SFC/FL080 N0141 E12756 - S0000
E12731 - N0026 E12637 - N0144 E12752
RMK: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE ON LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY DUE TO
PRESENCE OF MET CLOUD, HOWEVER VA STILL EXPECTED IN AREA.
HEIGHT AND FORECAST BASED ON HIMAWARI-8 10/1050Z IMAGERY,
MENADO 10/0000Z SOUNDING AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20190210/1715Z

Previous news
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL080 EXT TO SW.
Saturday, Feb 09, 2019
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL080 EST VA DTG: 09/1115Z
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 9 Feb 2019
Saturday, Feb 09, 2019
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL080 OBS VA DTG: 09/0515Z to 8000 ft (2400 m)
Saturday, Feb 09, 2019
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 8000 ft (2400 m) altitude or flight level 080 and is moving at 10 kts in SW direction. ... [more]
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL080 OBS VA DTG: 08/2315Z to 8000 ft (2400 m)
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 8 Feb 2019
Friday, Feb 08, 2019
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 8000 ft (2400 m) altitude or flight level 080 and is moving at 10 kts in SW direction. ... [more]
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL070 LAST OBS 05/1410Z EXT SW
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 6 Feb 2019
Wednesday, Feb 06, 2019
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]

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