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Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL070 MOV S OBS VA DTG: 23/1221Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)

Fri, 23 Oct 2020, 12:30 | BY: VN
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 23 Oct 2020
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 23 Oct 2020
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 7000 ft (2100 m) altitude or flight level 070 .
The full report is as follows:

FVAU01 at 12:20 UTC, 23/10/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20201023/1221Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: DUKONO 268010
PSN: N0141 E12753
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1335M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/1156
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL070 MOV S
OBS VA DTG: 23/1221Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL070 N0144 E12751 - N0145 E12803 - N0130
E12811 - N0120 E12759 - N0127 E12745 MOV S 5KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 23/1821Z SFC/FL070 N0144 E12751 - N0144
E12804 - N0129 E12812 - N0118 E12757 - N0120 E12745
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 24/0021Z SFC/FL070 N0144 E12751 - N0144
E12804 - N0129 E12813 - N0117 E12758 - N0121 E12743
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 24/0621Z SFC/FL070 N0145 E12750 - N0144
E12802 - N0129 E12811 - N0118 E12759 - N0120 E12743
RMK: VA DISCERNIBLE ON LATEST RGB SAT IMAGERY. VA HEIGHT AND
FCST BASED ON HIMAWARI-8 IMAGERY AND MODEL GUIDANCE. LOW
CONFIDENCE IN FCST POLYGONS DUE TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20201023/1821Z

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Based on satellite and wind model data, the Darwin VAAC reported that during 21-27 October ash plumes from Dukono rose to 2.1 km (7,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted in multiple directions. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4), and the public was warned to remain outside of the 2-km exclusion zone. ... Read all
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Dukono volcano
Complex volcano 1185 m (3,888 ft)
Halmahera (Indonesia), 1.68°N / 127.88°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Dukono volcano eruptions:
1933-ongoing (as of 2014), 1868(?), 1719, 1550
Typical eruption style
Explosive and effusive (lava flows)
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