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Sumatra, Indonesia, 3.17°N / 98.39°E
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Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA EMISSION TO FL160 MOV SSE OBS VA DTG: 05/0035Z

Sunday Nov 05, 2017 00:45 AM |

Satellite image of Sinabung volcano on 5 Nov 2017
Satellite image of Sinabung volcano on 5 Nov 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU0190 at 00:31 UTC, 05/11/17 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20171105/0035Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SINABUNG 261080
PSN: N0310 E09824
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 2460M
ADVISORY NR: 2017/543
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8, CVGHM
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: DISCRETE VA EMISSION TO FL160 MOV SSE
OBS VA DTG: 05/0035Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL160 N0305 E09826 - N0300 E09825 - N0300
E09830 - N0306 E09834 - N0309 E09832 MOV SE 15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 05/0635Z SFC/FL160 N0258 E09851 - N0249
E09847 - N0243 E09837 - N0234 E09844 - N0239 E09856 - N0251
E09902
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 05/1235Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 05/1835Z NO VA EXP
RMK: VA PARTIALLY DISCERNIBLE BENEATH MET CLOUD. HEIGHT AND
FCST BASED ON CVGHM 04/2310Z VONA, HIMAWARI-8 05/0010Z
IMAGERY, MEDAN 04/1200Z SOUNDING AND MODEL GUIDANCE. VA
EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE WITHIN 6 HOURS.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20171105/0635Z

Previous news
Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION OBSERVED ON WEBCAM TO FL130 AT 01/2005Z.
Satellite image of Sinabung volcano on 1 Nov 2017
Wednesday, Nov 01, 2017
Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION TO FL130 LAST OBS AT 31/0232Z.
Tuesday, Oct 31, 2017
Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION ESTIMATED TO FL140 OBS ON WEBCAM AT 20/0700Z.
Satellite image of Sinabung volcano on 30 Oct 2017
Monday, Oct 30, 2017
Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE ERUPTION TO FL140 AT 25/2020Z.
Satellite image of Sinabung volcano on 25 Oct 2017
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2017
Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL100 AT 23/2319Z.
Satellite image of Sinabung volcano on 24 Oct 2017
Tuesday, Oct 24, 2017

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