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Yasur Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: UNKNOWN OBS VA DTG: 01/0011Z to 6000 ft (1800 m)

Fri, 1 May 2020, 00:15 | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Wellington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 6000 ft (1800 m) altitude or flight level 060 .
The full report is as follows:

FVPS01 at 00:11 UTC, 01/05/20 from NZKL
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200501/0011Z
VAAC: WELLINGTON
VOLCANO: YASUR 257100
PSN: S1932 E16927
AREA: VANUATU
SUMMIT ELEV: 361M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/19
INFO SOURCE: SATELLITE, WEBCAM AND METAR
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: UNKNOWN
ERUPTION DETAILS: UNKNOWN
OBS VA DTG: 01/0011Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL060 S1945 E16930 - S1945 E16915 - S1915
E16915 - S1915 E16930 MOV N 0KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 01/0611Z SFC/FL060 S1945 E16930 - S1945
E16915 - S1915 E16915 - S1915 E16930
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 01/1211Z SFC/FL060 S1945 E16930 - S1945
E16915 - S1915 E16915 - S1915 E16930
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 01/1811Z SFC/FL060 S1945 E16930 - S1945
E16915 - S1915 E16915 - S1915 E16930
RMK: ON GOING LOW LEVEL ERUPTION VISIBLE ON WEBCAM AND ASH
DETECTED BY SATELLITE. ASH APPEARS LOCALISED OVER YASUR.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20200501/0611Z


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Yasur volcano
stratovolcano 361 m (1,184 ft)
Tanna Island, Vanuatu, -19.53°S / 169.44°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Yasur volcano eruptions:
ongoing since at least AD 1774 (but likely many centuries before)
Typical eruption style
persistent strombolian activity
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