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Suwanose-jima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTED AT 20210926/1740Z OVER FL080 EXTD W OBS VA DTG: 26/1830Z to 10000 ft (3000 m)

Sun, 26 Sep 2021, 19:00 | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 10000 ft (3000 m) altitude or flight level 100 and is moving at 10 kts in SW direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVFE01 at 18:55 UTC, 26/09/21 from RJTD
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210926/1855Z
VAAC: TOKYO
VOLCANO: SUWANOSEJIMA 282030
PSN: N2938 E12943
AREA: JAPAN
SUMMIT ELEV: 796M
ADVISORY NR: 2021/1020
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8 JMA
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NIL
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTED AT 20210926/1740Z OVER FL080 EXTD W
OBS VA DTG: 26/1830Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL100 N2944 E12946 - N2935 E12953 - N2929 E12941 -
N2916 E12831 - N2925 E12828 MOV SW 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 27/0030Z SFC/FL120 N2849 E12751 - N2945 E12948 -
N2857 E12951 - N2822 E12932 - N2810 E12801
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 27/0630Z SFC/FL120 N2749 E12715 - N2940 E12943 -

N2858 E12956 - N2718 E12915 - N2712 E12726
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: NO VA EXP
RMK: NIL
NXT ADVISORY: 20210927/0000Z=

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stratovolcano 799 m/ 2,621 ft
Ryukyu Islands (Japan), 29.64°N / 129.72°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Suwanose-jima volcano eruptions:
2004 (Oct) - ongoing: intermittent strombolian-type activity
Since 1949: essentially continuous activity
2000 (Dec) - Jul 2004 (Jul): strombolian activity, 1999 (Jan-Feb, June), 1996 (Dec) - 1997 (Apr), 1949-96, 1940, 1938, 1934 (?), 1925, 1921-22, 1915 (?), 1914 (?), 1889, 1885, 1884, 1877, 1813-14 (sub-plinian Bunka eruption), around 1600 AD (large explosive eruption)
Typical eruption style
explosive, strombolian