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Krakatau Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSIONS TO FL050 EXTD NW EST VA DTG: 10/1200Z

Fri, 10 Mar 2023, 12:30 12:30 PM | BY: VN
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU03 at 12:14 UTC, 10/03/23 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20230310/1210Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: KRAKATAU 262000
PSN: S0606 E10525
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 155M
ADVISORY NR: 2023/21
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-9
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSIONS TO FL050 EXTD NW
EST VA DTG: 10/1200Z
EST VA CLD: SFC/FL050 S0611 E10524 - S0608 E10502 - S0549
E10445 - S0528 E10519 - S0605 E10532 MOV NW 05KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 10/1800Z SFC/FL050 S0611 E10522 - S0549
E10446 - S0523 E10527 - S0607 E10532
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 11/0000Z SFC/FL050 S0610 E10522 - S0543
E10439 - S0521 E10520 - S0606 E10531
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 11/0600Z SFC/FL050 S0609 E10523 - S0539
E10454 - S0523 E10526 - S0606 E10532
RMK: VA NOT DISCERNIBLE ON SAT IMG DUE TO DARKNESS AND MET
CLOUD. HEIGHT AND FCST BASED ON HIMAWARI-9 SAT IMG AND MODEL
GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20230310/1810Z=

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The Darwin VAAC reported that during 1240-1300 on 10 March continuous ash emissions from Anak Krakatau rose 1.5-1.8 km (5,000-6,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted W and NW based on satellite images, weather models, and PVMBG webcams. Only steam-and-gas emissions were visible on webcam images on 11 March. ... Read all
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Krakatau volcano
Caldera 813 m (2,667 ft.) / Anak Krakatau: 189 m
Sunda Strait, Indonesia, -6.1°S / 105.42°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Krakatau volcano eruptions:
1530, 1680-81, 1684, 1883 (Plinian eruption), 1927-30, 1931-32, 1932-34, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938-40, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1946-47, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1958-59, 1959-63, 1965(?), 1969(?), 1972-73, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1992-93, 1994-95, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007-8, April 2009-early 2010, Oct 2010 - March 2011, July-Oct 2011, Jan-May + Sep 2012, 2015(?), 2017, 2018 (22 Dec eruption & tsunami), 2019-ongoing
Typical eruption style
Explosive. Construction of a cinder cone  island (Anak Krakatau) inside the caldera formed by the 1883 eruption. Frequent strombolian activity.

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