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Karangetang Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL060 OBS ON SAT IMG AT 18/0850Z MOV SW to 6000 ft (1800 m)

Sat, 18 Mar 2023, 09:15 09:15 AM | BY: VN
Satellite image of Karangetang volcano on 18 Mar 2023
Satellite image of Karangetang volcano on 18 Mar 2023
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 6000 ft (1800 m) altitude or flight level 060 .
The full report is as follows:

FVAU02 at 09:10 UTC, 18/03/23 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20230318/0910Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: KARANGETANG 267020
PSN: N0247 E12524
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1797M
ADVISORY NR: 2023/47
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-9
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL060 OBS ON SAT IMG AT
18/0850Z MOV SW
OBS VA DTG: 18/0850Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL060 N0253 E12528 - N0243 E12532 - N0144
E12420 - N0254 E12356 MOV SW 05KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 18/1450Z SFC/FL060 N0254 E12529 - N0242
E12532 - N0145 E12428 - N0237 E12404
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 18/2050Z SFC/FL060 N0254 E12528 - N0243
E12533 - N0145 E12420 - N0251 E12359
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 19/0250Z SFC/FL060 N0254 E12528 - N0241
E12533 - N0146 E12417 - N0245 E12354
RMK: VA DISCERNIBLE ON CURRENT VIS AND RGB SATELLITE
IMAGERY. VA HEIGHT AND FORECAST BASED ON SATELLITELE IMAGE
AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20230318/1510Z=

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Webcam images of Karangetang posted in PVMBG daily reports showed very minor incandescence at the summit Main Crater (S crater) during 8-14 March. Short, dimly incandescent trails on images from 8 and 10 March were possibly from avalanches. According to the Darwin VAAC at 1710 on 9 March an ash plume rose to 2.4 km (8,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted S. ... Read all
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Karangetang volcano
Stratovolcano 1784 m (5,853 ft)
Siau Island, Sangihe Islands, Indonesia, 2.78°N / 125.4°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Karangetang volcano eruptions:
1675, 1712, 1825, 1864, 1883, 1886, 1887, 1892, 1899, 1900, 1905, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1930, 1930, 1935, 1940, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1961, 1961, 1962-62, 1965-67, 1967, 1970-71, 1972-76, 1976-77, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983-88, 1989, 1991-93, 1995, 1996-97, 1998, 1999-2003, 2004-2005. 2008-9, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018-ongoing
Typical eruption style
Explosive. Formation of lava domes and pyroclastic flows.

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