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Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE ERUPTION TO FL120 EXT TO E.

Fri, 15 Jun 2018, 05:45 05:45 AM |
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU0295 at 05:36 UTC, 15/06/18 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20180615/0540Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SINABUNG 261080
PSN: N0310 E09824
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 2460M
ADVISORY NR: 2018/106
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8, CVGHM
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: DISCRETE ERUPTION TO FL120 EXT TO E.
OBS VA DTG: 15/0540Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL120 N0318 E09836 - N0319 E09837 - N0310
E09839 - N0307 E09823 - N0307 E09823 - N0310 E09819 - N0313
E09820 MOV E 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 15/1140Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 15/1740Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 15/2340Z NO VA EXP
RMK: CVGHM REPORT ERUPTION TO 500M ABOVE SUMMIT. VA CLEARLY
DISCERNIBLE ON SAT IMAGERY AND MOVING E. VA HEIGHT AND
MOVEMENT BASED ON HIMAWARI-8 IMAGERY AND MODEL GUIDANCE. VA
IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE WITHIN 6HRS.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20180615/1140Z

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PVMBG reported that at 0700 on 15 June an event at Sinabung produced an ash plume that rose at least 500 m above the crater rim and drifted ESE. The Alert Level remained at 4 (on a scale of 1-4), with a general exclusion zone of 3 km and extensions of 7 km on the SSE sector, 6 km in the ESE sector, and 4 km in the NNE sector. ... Read all
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Sinabung volcano
Stratovolcano 2460 m (8,071 ft)
Sumatra, Indonesia, 3.17°N / 98.39°E
Current status: restless (2 out of 5) Sinabung volcano eruptions:
2013-ongoing, 2010
Typical eruption style
Explosive
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