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Krakatau Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSION TO FL050 OBS AT 17/1000Z MOV S OBS VA DTG: 17/1030Z to 5000 ft (1500 m)

Fri, 17 Apr 2020, 10:45 | BY: VN
Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 17 Apr 2020
Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 17 Apr 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:

FVAU01 at 10:29 UTC, 17/04/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200417/1030Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: KRAKATAU 262000
PSN: S0606 E10525
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 813M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/41
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA EMISSION TO FL050 OBS AT 17/1000Z MOV S
OBS VA DTG: 17/1030Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL050 S0605 E10523 - S0606 E10529 - S0612
E10534 - S0620 E10524 - S0614 E10514 MOV S 5KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 17/1630Z SFC/FL050 S0604 E10525 - S0605
E10529 - S0633 E10527 - S0622 E10503
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 17/2230Z SFC/FL050 S0604 E10528 - S0632
E10535 - S0631 E10511 - S0604 E10523
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 18/0430Z SFC/FL050 S0603 E10526 - S0619
E10544 - S0631 E10524 - S0605 E10521
RMK: VA ERUPTION TO FL050 OBSERVED ON 17/1000Z SAT IMAGERY.
HEIGHT AND FCST BASED ON HIMAWARI-8 SAT IMAGERY, JAKARTA
17/0000Z SOUNDING, AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20200417/1630Z

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Wed, 15 Apr 2020, 06:00

Krakatau volcano (Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 15 April-21 April 2020 (New Activity / Unrest)

PVMBG reported that during 13-19 April dense gray eruption plumes from Anak Krakatau rose as high as 50 m above the crater rim, and white plumes rose 25-100 m above the summit. Satellite data acquired on 15 April revealed new lava flows from the 10-11 April eruption covering the vent and extending the coastline W. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4), and the public was warned to remain outside of the 2-km-radius hazard zone from the crater. ... Read all
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Krakatau volcano
Caldera 813 m (2,667 ft.) / Anak Krakatau: 189 m
Sunda Strait, Indonesia, -6.1°S / 105.42°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Krakatau volcano eruptions:
1530, 1680-81, 1684, 1883 (Plinian eruption), 1927-30, 1931-32, 1932-34, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938-40, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1946-47, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1958-59, 1959-63, 1965(?), 1969(?), 1972-73, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1992-93, 1994-95, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007-8, April 2009-early 2010, Oct 2010 - March 2011, July-Oct 2011, Jan-May + Sep 2012, 2015(?), 2017, 2018 (22 Dec eruption & tsunami), 2019-ongoing
Typical eruption style
Explosive. Construction of a cinder cone  island (Anak Krakatau) inside the caldera formed by the 1883 eruption. Frequent strombolian activity.
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