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Stratovolcano 2460 m (8,071 ft)
Sumatra, Indonesia, 3.17°N / 98.39°E
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Sinabung volcano (Sumatra): eruption news and activity updates

Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL120 MOV E AT 06/0436Z OBS VA DTG: 06/0520Z

Monday Nov 06, 2017 05:30 AM |

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU0190 at 05:19 UTC, 06/11/17 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20171106/0520Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SINABUNG 261080
PSN: N0310 E09824
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 2460M
ADVISORY NR: 2017/547
INFO SOURCE: CVGHM, WEBCAM, HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA REPORTED TO FL120 MOV E AT 06/0436Z
OBS VA DTG: 06/0520Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND
SFC/FL120 270/15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 06/1120Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 06/1720Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 06/2320Z NO VA EXP
RMK: NEW DISCETE ERUPTION AT 06/0440Z. VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE
IN SAT IMAGERY DUE TO OBSC BY MET CLOUD. VA FROM 06/0303
ERUPTION ALSO NOT IDENTIFIABLE. A NEW VA WILL BE ISSUED IF
NEW DATA BECOMES AVALIABLE. WINDS BASED ON MEDAN 06/0000Z
SOUNDING AND MODEL DATA.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES

Previous news
Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION REPORTED TO FL120 MOV ESE AT 05/1610Z.
Sunday, Nov 05, 2017
Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA EMISSION TO FL160 MOV SSE OBS VA DTG: 05/0035Z
Satellite image of Sinabung volcano on 5 Nov 2017
Sunday, Nov 05, 2017
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

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