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Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL130 MOV W OBS VA DTG: 17/2340Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)

Sat, 18 Sep 2021, 00:00 | BY: VN
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 17 Sep 2021
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 17 Sep 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 .
The full report is as follows:

FVAU02 at 23:56 UTC, 17/09/21 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210917/2355Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3676M
ADVISORY NR: 2021/126
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA OBS TO FL130 MOV W
OBS VA DTG: 17/2340Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL130 S0805 E11247 - S0806 E11247 - S0806
E11245 - S0805 E11244 - S0804 E11245 MOV W 15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 18/0540Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 18/1140Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 18/1740Z NO VA EXP
RMK: DISCRETE MINOR VA EMISSION DISCERNIBLE EXT W AT
17/2340Z. PLUME HEIGHT ESTIMATION BASED ON RECENT BEHAVIOUR,
OBS MOTION AND MODEL GUIDANCE. THERMAL ANOMALY IDENTIFIABLE
ON LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY. VA EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE WITHIN
3 HOURS.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20210918/0555Z=

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Semeru volcano
Stratovolcano 3676 m (12,060 ft)
East Java, Indonesia, -8.11°S / 112.92°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Semeru volcano eruptions:
1818, 1829, 1830, 1832, 1836, 1838, 1842, 1844, 1845, 1848, 1849(?), 1851, 1856, 1857, 1865, 1866(?), 1887, 1887, 1888, 1889-91, 1892, 1893, 1893-94, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1909-10, 1910-11, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1941-42, 1945, 1946, 1946-47, 1950-64, 1967-ongoing
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Explosive. Near constant strombolian activity, occasionally stronger explosions, lava flows and pyroclastic flows.
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