Una nuova grande eruzione esplosiva è avvenuta al vulcano Manam in Papua Nuova Guinea, nella giornata di ieri 7 gennaio 2019 alle ore 23:11 PM. Il pennacchio di cenere è salito fino a 55.000 piedi (~ 16,5 km).

È stato decretato lo stato di AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED

Il comunicato completo:

VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190107/2300Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: MANAM 251020
PSN: S0405 E14502
AREA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1807M
ADVISORY NR: 2019/4
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
ERUPTION DETAILS: DISCRETE VA TO FL550 AND FL420. CONTINUOUS
VA TO FL300.
OBS VA DTG: 07/2300Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL300 S0411 E14458 – S0429 E14624 – S0356
E14709 – S0332 E14606 – S0356 E14455 MOV E 15KT SFC/FL420
S0413 E14505 – S0359 E14514 – S0345 E14450 – S0349 E14436 –
S0403 E14438 MOV NW 20KT SFC/FL550 S0420 E14456 – S0543
E14345 – S0518 E14212 – S0406 E14303 – S0401 E14445 MOV SW
60KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 08/0500Z SFC/FL300 S0408 E14455 – S0429
E14622 – S0354 E14709 – S0328 E14606 – S0352 E14456
SFC/FL420 S0328 E14343 – S0339 E14302 – S0314 E14246 – S0252
E14308 – S0301 E14346 SFC/FL550 S0644 E14028 – S0856 E13920
– S0654 E13540 – S0428 E13542 – S0324 E13854
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 08/1100Z SFC/FL300 S0410 E14455 – S0432
E14623 – S0351 E14710 – S0324 E14605 – S0353 E14456
SFC/FL420 S0233 E14204 – S0332 E14100 – S0301 E13918 – S0107
E13925 – S0111 E14115
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 08/1700Z SFC/FL300 S0410 E14456 – S0352
E14456 – S0322 E14604 – S0356 E14717 – S0432 E14622
RMK: PIREP FOR VA TO FL550 AT 07/2219Z. DISCRETE VA TO FL550
AND FL420 EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE WITHIN 6-12HRS. CONTINUOUS
VA TO FL300 EXT E. HEIGHT AND FORECAST BASED ON HIMAWARI-8,
IR TEMPS, HYSPLIT AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20190108/0000Z

Fonte: Volcano Discovery