Il vulcano indonesiano Soputan è esploso questa mattina alle ore 09:38 UTC di oggi 16 dicembre 2018 con cenere arrivata al momento a 8,5 Km d’altezza. Il codice Aviation è passato a colore rosso. Notizia emanata da Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC).


Satellite image of Soputan volcano on 16 Dec 2018

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU02 at 09:38 UTC, 16/12/18 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20181216/0940Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SOPUTAN 266030
PSN: N0106 E12444
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1784M
ADVISORY NR: 2018/22
INFO SOURCE: CVGHM, HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL280 OBS MOV W 20KT
OBS VA DTG: 16/0940Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL280 N0053 E12432 – N0018 E12245 – N0047
E12235 – N0114 E12242 – N0109 E12446 – N0105 E12448 MOV W
25KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 16/1540Z SFC/FL280 N0049 E12425 – N0013
E12237 – N0041 E12223 – N0122 E12236 – N0108 E12446 – N0104
E12447
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 16/2140Z SFC/FL280 N0113 E12446 – N0123
E12236 – N0041 E12222 – N0013 E12236 – N0049 E12425 – N0105
E12449
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 17/0340Z SFC/FL280 N0112 E12447 – N0104
E12449 – N0012 E12236 – N0042 E12222 – N0043 E12222 – N0123
E12237
RMK: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL280 OBS MOV W ON 16/0910Z VISIBLE
IMAGE. ASH HEIGHT BASED ON GROUND REPORT AND IR TEMP OF
-24C. FORECAST BASED ON MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20181216/1540Z

Fonte: Volcano Discovery