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Lewotolo volcano
stratovolcano 1423 m / 4,669 ft
Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, -8.27°S / 123.51°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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Lewotolo volcano eruptions:
2012, 1951, 1920, 1899, 1864, 1852, 1849, 1819, 1660
Typical eruption style:
Explosive

Lewotolo volcano news:

Lewotolo Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL150 OBS VA DTG: 02/1347Z to 10000 ft (3000 m)

Wed, 2 Dec 2020, 14:00
14:00 PM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 10000 ft (3000 m) altitude or flight level 100 .
The full report is as follows:

FVAU03 at 13:48 UTC, 02/12/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20201202/1347Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: LEWOTOLO 264230
PSN: S0816 E12330
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1423M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/3
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8, CVGHM, PIREP
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL150
OBS VA DTG: 02/1347Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL100 S0817 E12332 - S0833 E12314 - S0843
E12240 - S0757 E12237 - S0802 E12307 - S0814 E12332 MOV W
05KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 02/1947Z SFC/FL100 S0817 E12333 - S0843
E12240 - S0801 E12236 - S0814 E12333
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 03/0147Z SFC/FL100 S0816 E12332 - S0849
E12243 - S0803 E12231 - S0813 E12331
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 03/0747Z SFC/FL100 S0816 E12333 - S0846
E12240 - S0804 E12229 - S0813 E12332
RMK: VA CURRENTLY NOT IDENTIFIABLE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY DUE
TO MET CLOUD, HOWEVER GROUND REPORT AT 02/0907Z CONFIRMS
ONGOING ERUPTION. VA HEIGHT AND MOVEMENT BASED ON HIMAWARI-8
IMAGERY AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20201202/1947Z=

Previous news
Wed, 2 Dec 2020, 02:15
Lewotolo Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL150 MOV NE OBS VA DTG: 02/0210Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)
Satellite image of Lewotolo volcano on 2 Dec 2020
Tue, 1 Dec 2020, 17:00
Lewotolo Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL100 MOV NE. to 10000 ft (3000 m)
Satellite image of Lewotolo volcano on 1 Dec 2020
Tue, 1 Dec 2020, 10:15
Lewotolo Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL100 MOV NE. to 10000 ft (3000 m)
Mon, 30 Nov 2020, 16:15
Lewotolo Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL100 MOV NE. to 10000 ft (3000 m)
Mon, 30 Nov 2020, 11:12
Lewotolo volcano (Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia): series of explosions continue
Continuing ash emissions from Lewotolo volcano (image: @Rizal06691023/twitter)
The activity of the volcano continues at high levels and is characterized by near-constant and continuous vulcanic-to-strombolian explosions. ... read all

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