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Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL070 EXT NE AT 25/1640Z. to 7000 ft (2100 m)

Thu, 25 Jul 2019, 17:15 | BY: VN
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 25 Jul 2019
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 25 Jul 2019
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 and is moving at 5 kts in NE direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAU01 at 17:06 UTC, 25/07/19 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190725/1710Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: DUKONO 268010
PSN: N0141 E12753
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1335M
ADVISORY NR: 2019/731
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA OBS TO FL070 EXT NE AT 25/1640Z.
OBS VA DTG: 25/1710Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL070 N0139 E12754 - N0147 E12821 - N0215
E12840 - N0231 E12750 - N0140 E12750 MOV NE 5KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 25/2310Z SFC/FL070 N0139 E12748 - N0216
E12749 - N0223 E12842 - N0143 E12829
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 26/0510Z SFC/FL070 N0139 E12748 - N0140
E12821 - N0206 E12834 - N0222 E12820 - N0201 E12751
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 26/1110Z SFC/FL070 N0139 E12748 - N0201
E12751 - N0222 E12820 - N0206 E12834 - N0140 E12821
RMK: VA OBS EXT NE ON LATEST RGB SAT IMEGRY; HOWEVER, EXTENT
OF VA UNIDENTIFIBALE DUE TO MET CLOUD AND DARKNESS. HEIGHT
AND FORECAST BASED ON HIMAWARI-8, MENADO 25/1200Z SOUNDING
AND MODEL GUIDANCE. LOW CONFIDENCE IN FORECAST DUE TO LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WINDS.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20190725/2310Z

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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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