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Krakatau Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSIONS TO FL080 EXT TO N OBS VA DTG: 19/1200Z to 8000 ft (2400 m)

Thu, 19 May 2022, 12:30 | BY: VN
Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 19 May 2022
Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 19 May 2022
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 8000 ft (2400 m) altitude or flight level 080 .
The full report is as follows:

FVAU04 at 12:22 UTC, 19/05/22 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20220519/1240Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: KRAKATAU 262000
PSN: S0606 E10525
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 813M
ADVISORY NR: 2022/149
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSIONS TO FL080 EXT TO N
OBS VA DTG: 19/1200Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL080 S0608 E10531 - S0610 E10520 - S0552
E10501 - S0533 E10502 - S0525 E10520 - S0536 E10534
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 19/1800Z SFC/FL080 S0613 E10525 - S0606
E10515 - S0536 E10519 - S0527 E10538 - S0533 E10548 - S0553
E10547
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 20/0000Z SFC/FL080 S0614 E10525 - S0604
E10518 - S0521 E10547 - S0553 E10618
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 20/0600Z SFC/FL080 S0611 E10517 - S0559
E10517 - S0528 E10544 - S0528 E10624 - S0559 E10616 - S0618
E10552
RMK: VA UNIDENTIFIABLE SINCE 19/1010Z DUE TO OBSCURATION,
HOWEVER ASH STILL EXPECTED IN VICINITY OF VOLCANO DUE TO
CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS. HEIGHT AND MOVEMENT EXTRAPOLATED FROM
HIMAWARI-8 IMAGERY AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20220519/1840Z=

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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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