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Sumatra, Indonesia, 3.17°N / 98.39°E
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Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION OBS ON WEBCAM IMAGERY TO FL160 AT 08/0805Z.

Friday Dec 08, 2017 08:15 AM |

Satellite image of Sinabung volcano on 8 Dec 2017
Satellite image of Sinabung volcano on 8 Dec 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU0300 at 08:10 UTC, 08/12/17 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20171208/0810Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SINABUNG 261080
PSN: N0310 E09824
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 2460M
ADVISORY NR: 2017/585
INFO SOURCE: WEBCAM
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION OBS ON WEBCAM IMAGERY TO FL160 AT
08/0805Z.
OBS VA DTG: 08/0810Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND
SFC/FL160 350/10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 08/1410Z NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 08/2010Z NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 09/0210Z NOT AVBL
RMK: VA WILL BE UNIDENTIFIABLE ON SAT IMAGERY DUE TO MET
CLOUD. VA OBS ON WEBCAM IMAGERY. WINDS BASED ON MODEL
GUIDANCE. IF NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED THEN ADVISORY WILL
BE REISSUED.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES

Previous news
Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA ERUPTION TO FL160 MOV E/SE OBS VA DTG: 07/0425Z
Thursday, Dec 07, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL140 AT 1555Z EXTD ENE OBS VA DTG: 06/1605Z
Satellite image of Sinabung volcano on 6 Dec 2017
Wednesday, Dec 06, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Sinabung volcano (Sumatra, Indonesia): eruption continues, moderately large explosions and pyroclastic flows this morning
Eruption of Sinabung volcano this morning at 07:40 local time (image: Sutopo Purwo Nugroho‏ @Sutopo_BNPB / tiwtter)
Saturday, Dec 02, 2017
Two spectacular, moderately large explosions with associated pyroclastic flows occurred this morning at 07:40 and 08:45 local time. ... [more]
Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE ERUPTION TO FL160 MOV E.
Satellite image of Sinabung volcano on 2 Dec 2017
Saturday, Dec 02, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION REPORTED TO FL110 MOV E AT 01/0857Z.
Friday, Dec 01, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]

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