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Ibu Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT DISCRETE ERUPTION WITH VA TO FL070 MOV W to 7000 ft (2100 m)

Wed, 18 Nov 2020, 23:15 | BY: VN
Satellite image of Ibu volcano on 18 Nov 2020
Satellite image of Ibu volcano on 18 Nov 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:

FVAU02 at 23:00 UTC, 18/11/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20201118/2300Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: IBU 268030
PSN: N0129 E12738
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1325M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/175
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8, CVGHM
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT DISCRETE ERUPTION WITH VA TO
FL070 MOV W
OBS VA DTG: 18/2300Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL070 N0126 E12743 - N0117 E12630 - N0158
E12635 - N0134 E12745 MOV W 15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 19/0500Z SFC/FL070 N0125 E12742 - N0121
E12626 - N0205 E12631 - N0136 E12744
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 19/1100Z SFC/FL070 N0126 E12741 - N0125
E12623 - N0210 E12628 - N0135 E12744
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 19/1700Z SFC/FL070 N0126 E12741 - N0129
E12627 - N0212 E12631 - N0136 E12745
RMK: VA DISCERNIBLE OF VIS SAT IMG. HEIGHT AND FORECAST
BASED ON HIMAWARI-8, GROUND REPORT AT 18/2225Z, MENADO
18/1200Z SOUNDING AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20201119/0500Z=

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Wed, 18 Nov 2020, 06:00

Ibu volcano (Halmahera, Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 18 November-24 November 2020 (Continuing Activity)

PVMBG and the Darwin VAAC reported that on 19 and 22 November ash plumes from Ibu were identified in satellite images rising to 2.1 km (7,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifting SW and W. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4), and the public was warned to stay at least 2 km away from the active crater, and 3.5 km away on the N side. ... Read all
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Ibu volcano
Stratovolcano 1325 m / 4,347 ft
Halmahera, Indonesia, 1.48°N / 127.64°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Ibu volcano eruptions:
2012-ongoing, 2009, 2008, 2004-05, 2001, 1998-99, 1911
Typical eruption style
Explosive
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