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Ambrym volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: LOW LEVEL ERUPTION AT 17/02Z OBS VA DTG: 17/0253Z

Mon, 17 Dec 2018, 03:15 |
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVPS01 at 03:02 UTC, 17/12/18 from NZKL
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20181217/0302Z
VAAC: WELLINGTON
VOLCANO: AMBRYM 257040
PSN: S1615 E16807
AREA: VANUATU
SUMMIT ELEV: 1334M
ADVISORY NR: 2018/11
INFO SOURCE: WEBCAM
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: UNKNOWN
ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL ERUPTION AT 17/02Z
OBS VA DTG: 17/0253Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL110 S1600 E16800 - S1630 E16800 - S1630
E16830 - S1600 E16830 MOV E 5KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 17/0853Z SFC/FL110 S1600 E16800 - S1630
E16800 - S1630 E16830 - S1600 E16830 - S1600 E16800
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 17/1453Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 17/2053Z NO VA EXP
RMK: HIGHT AND EXTENT BASED ON NADI 17/00Z SOUNDING AND GFS
MODEL WINDS.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20181217/0902Z

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Ambrym volcano
shield volcano 1334 m (4,377 ft)
Vanuatu, -16.25°S / 168.12°E
Current status: restless (2 out of 5) Ambrym volcano eruptions:
1774, 1820(?), 1863, 1870(?), 1871, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1894, 1898, 1908, 1909(?), 1910, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1929, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977 (2x), 1979 (2x), 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 2006, 2008, 2009 -ongoing
Typical eruption style
Effusive, formation of lava lakes
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