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Kerinci Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSION OBS TO FL130 EXTD WNW AT 05/2200Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)

Sat, 5 Jun 2021, 22:30 | BY: VN
Satellite image of Kerinci volcano on  5 Jun 2021
Satellite image of Kerinci volcano on 5 Jun 2021
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 13000 ft (4000 m) altitude or flight level 130 and is moving at 15 kts in W direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAU01 at 22:14 UTC, 05/06/21 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210605/2215Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: KERINCI 261170
PSN: S0142 E10116
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3800M
ADVISORY NR: 2021/3
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8, VOLCAT
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA EMISSION OBS TO FL130 EXTD WNW AT
05/2200Z
OBS VA DTG: 05/2200Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL130 S0141 E10117 - S0143 E10117 - S0145
E10112 - S0142 E10101 - S0135 E10104 MOV W 15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 06/0400Z SFC/FL130 S0141 E10118 - S0144
E10117 - S0141 E10101 - S0131 E10106
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 06/1000Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 06/1600Z NO VA EXP
RMK: HIMAWARI-8 RGB IMAGERY INDICATES INTERMITTENT DISCRETE
VA ERUPTIONS TO FL130 MOV WNW FM SUMMIT AND DISSIPATING
RAPIDLY. HEIGHT AND FCST BASED ON HIMAWARI-8 SAT IMAGERY,
VOLCAT, AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20210606/0415Z=

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Wed, 2 Jun 2021, 06:00

Kerinci volcano (Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 2 June-8 June 2021 (Continuing Activity)

The Darwin VAAC reported that on 6 June an ash plume from Kerinci rose to 4 km (13,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted WNW. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4), and the public was warned to remain outside of the 3-km exclusion zone. ... Read all
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Kerinci volcano
Stratovolcano 3800 m / 12,467 ft
Sumatra (Indonesia), -1.7°S / 101.27°E
Current status: restless (2 out of 5) Kerinci volcano eruptions:
1838, 1842, 1874(?), 1878, 1908-09, 1921, 1923, 1936, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1952, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969-70, 1971(?), 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001-02, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Typical eruption style

Frequent moderate explosive eruptions.