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Lopevi volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION AT 20170929/0215Z OBS VA DTG: 29/0441Z
Friday Sep 29, 2017 05:15 AM |

Satellite image of Lopevi volcano on 29 Sep 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report:FVPS01 at 05:07 UTC, 29/09/17 from NZKL
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20170929/0507Z
VAAC: WELLINGTON
VOLCANO: LOPEVI 257050
PSN: S1630 E16821
AREA: VANUATU
SUMMIT ELEV: 1413M
ADVISORY NR: 2017/6
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8, WEBCAM, PIREP.
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: UNKNOWN
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 20170929/0215Z
OBS VA DTG: 29/0441Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL040 S1600 E16800 - S1615 E16745 - S1630
E16800 - S1630 E16830 MOV NW 15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 29/1041Z SFC/FL040 S1630 E16830 - S1600
E16800 - S1615 E16745 - S1630 E16745
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 29/1641Z SFC/FL040 S1615 E16745 - S1630
E16745 - S1630 E16830 - S1600 E16800
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 29/2241Z SFC/FL040 S1630 E16830 - S1600
E16745 - S1645 E16745
RMK: WEAK ASH SIGNATURE DISCERNABLE ON HIMAWARI-8 VISIBLE
IMAGERY, ASSOCIATED WITH ONGOING LOW LEVEL ERUPTION.
CONFIRMED BY WEBCAM AND PIREP.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20170929/1107Z
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