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Suwanose-jima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTED AT 20210712/1129Z FL120 STNR OBS VA DTG: 12/1230Z to 12000 ft (3700 m)

Mon, 12 Jul 2021, 13:15 13:15 PM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 12000 ft (3700 m) altitude or flight level 120 .
The full report is as follows:

FVFE01 at 13:03 UTC, 12/07/21 from RJTD
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210712/1303Z
VAAC: TOKYO
VOLCANO: SUWANOSEJIMA 282030
PSN: N2938 E12943
AREA: JAPAN
SUMMIT ELEV: 796M
ADVISORY NR: 2021/602
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8 JMA
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NIL
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTED AT 20210712/1129Z FL120 STNR
OBS VA DTG: 12/1230Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL120 N2939 E12942 - N2944 E12944 - N2943 E12949 -
N2938 E12943 MOV NE 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 12/1830Z SFC/FL140 N2947 E13028 - N2833 E13014 -
N2833 E12951 - N2956 E13009
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 13/0030Z SFC/FL140 N2947 E13059 - N2746 E12957 -

N2748 E12921 - N3002 E13033
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: NO VA EXP
RMK: SOME PART OF VA OBSCURED BY MET CLOUD.
NXT ADVISORY: 20210712/1800Z=

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stratovolcano 799 m/ 2,621 ft
Ryukyu Islands (Japan), 29.64°N / 129.72°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Suwanose-jima volcano eruptions:
2004 (Oct) - ongoing: intermittent strombolian-type activity
Since 1949: essentially continuous activity
2000 (Dec) - Jul 2004 (Jul): strombolian activity, 1999 (Jan-Feb, June), 1996 (Dec) - 1997 (Apr), 1949-96, 1940, 1938, 1934 (?), 1925, 1921-22, 1915 (?), 1914 (?), 1889, 1885, 1884, 1877, 1813-14 (sub-plinian Bunka eruption), around 1600 AD (large explosive eruption)
Typical eruption style
explosive, strombolian
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