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Kadovar Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL050 MOV NW OBS AT 30/0440Z OBS VA DTG: 30/0509Z to 5000 ft (1500 m)

Thu, 30 Jul 2020, 05:15 | BY: VN
Satellite image of Kadovar volcano on 30 Jul 2020
Satellite image of Kadovar volcano on 30 Jul 2020
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 5000 ft (1500 m) altitude or flight level 050 .
The full report is as follows:

FVAU03 at 05:09 UTC, 30/07/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200730/0509Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: KADOVAR 251002
PSN: S0338 E14438
AREA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA
SUMMIT ELEV: 365M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/23
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA TO FL050 MOV NW OBS AT 30/0440Z
OBS VA DTG: 30/0509Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL050 S0339 E14438 - S0339 E14431 - S0336
E14427 - S0331 E14429 - S0334 E14433 - S0337 E14439 MOV NW
10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 30/1109Z SFC/FL050 S0339 E14438 - S0339
E14431 - S0334 E14426 - S0330 E14430 - S0330 E14430 - S0335
E14434 - S0337 E14439
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 30/1709Z SFC/FL050 S0339 E14438 - S0338
E14431 - S0335 E14425 - S0330 E14430 - S0337 E14439
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 30/2309Z SFC/FL050 S0339 E14438 - S0334
E14425 - S0330 E14431 - S0337 E14439
RMK: VA HEIGHT AND MOVEMENT BASED ON HIMAWARI-8 IMAGERY AND
MODEL GUIDANCE
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20200730/1109Z

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Kadovar volcano
stratovolcano 365 m / 1,197 ft
Northeast of New Guinea (Papua New Guinea), -3.63°S / 144.63°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) Kadovar volcano eruptions:
2018, 1700 (?)
Typical eruption style
explosive