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White Island Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSION IN STEAM PLUME

Fri, 20 Nov 2020, 20:15 | BY: VN
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVPS01 at 20:11 UTC, 20/11/20 from NZKL
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20201120/2011Z
VAAC: WELLINGTON
VOLCANO: WHITE ISLAND 241040
PSN: S3731 E17711
AREA: NEW ZEALAND
SUMMIT ELEV: 321M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/26
INFO SOURCE: WEBCAM, VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGE
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: YELLOW
ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSION IN STEAM
PLUME
EST VA DTG: 20/2011Z
EST VA CLD: SFC/FL040 S3730 E17700 - S3715 E17745 - S3730
E17745 - S3745 E17715 MOV SE 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 21/0211Z SFC/FL030 S3730 E17700 - S3715
E17745 - S3730 E17745 - S3745 E17715
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 21/0811Z SFC/FL040 S3730 E17700 - S3715
E17745 - S3730 E17745 - S3745 E17715
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 21/1411Z SFC/FL030 S3730 E17700 - S3715
E17745 - S3730 E17745 - S3745 E17715
RMK: CONTINUOUS STEAM EMISSION SEEN ON VISIBLE SATELLITE
IMAGERY AND WEBCAM IMAGERY. RECENT GAS MONITORING FLIGHTS
CONFIRM PRESENCE OF ASH IN STEAM PLUME.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20201121/0211Z=

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The Wellington VAAC reported that during 20-24 November steam emissions from Whakaari/White Island contained minor amounts of ash. The plumes rose as high as 1.2 km (4,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted in multiple directions, based on webcam and satellite images and information from GeoNet. ... Read all
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White Island volcano
stratovolcano 321 m / 1,053 ft
New Zealand, -37.52°S / 177.18°E
Current status: restless (2 out of 5) White Island volcano eruptions:
2019, 2016, 2013, 2012, 2001, 1998-2000, 1998, 1995, 1986-94, 1983-84, 1976-82, 1974, 1971, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1968-69, 1966-67, 1962, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1955, 1947, 1933, 1930, 1928, 1926, 1924, 1922, 1909, 1908 (?), 1886?,1886, 1885 (?), 1885, 1856 (?), 1836, 1826
Typical eruption style
Explosive (in historic time: frequent small phreatic and phreatomagmatic eruptions)
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