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Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION TO FL100 OBS VA DTG: 20/1215Z

Wed, 20 Jun 2018, 15:00 15:00 PM |
Satellite image of Sinabung volcano on 20 Jun 2018
Satellite image of Sinabung volcano on 20 Jun 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU0405 at 14:48 UTC, 20/06/18 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20180620/1215Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SINABUNG 261080
PSN: N0310 E09824
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 2460M
ADVISORY NR: 2018/110
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8, CVGHM, WEBCAM
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION TO FL100
OBS VA DTG: 20/1215Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL100 N0308 E09822 - N0312 E09821 - N0337
E09854 - N0313 E09906 MOV NE 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 20/1815Z SFC/FL100 N0308 E09821 - N0312
E09821 - N0332 E09854 - N0301 E09859
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 21/0015Z SFC/FL100 N0309 E09822 - N0313
E09823 - N0319 E09856 - N0254 E09853
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 21/0615Z SFC/FL100 N0313 E09823 - N0315
E09856 - N0250 E09850 - N0308 E09821
RMK: ONGOING ERUPTION OBSERVED VIA WEBCAM HOWEVER NOT
CURRENTLY DISCERNIBLE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY DUE TO MET CLOUD.
HEIGHT AND MOVEMENT BASED ON HIMAWARI-8 IMAGERY, WEBCAM,
GROUND OBSERVATIONS AND MODEL GUIDANCE. *RESENT TO CORRECT
PRODUCT ID
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20180620/1815Z

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Based on observations by PVMBG, satellite and webcam images, and model data, the Darwin VAAC reported that during 20-22 June ash plumes from Sinabung rose 3-3.7 km (10,000-12,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted SE and E. 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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