(1) VOLCANO OBSERVATORY NOTICE FOR AVIATION (VONA) | |
(2) Issued: | (20170105/2047Z) |
(3) Volcano: | Bogoslof (VNUM #311300) |
(4) Current Color Code: | ORANGE |
(5) Previous Color Code: | RED |
(6) Source: | Alaska Volcano Observatory |
(7) Notice Number: | 2017/A10 |
(8) Volcano Location: | N 53 deg 55 min W 168 deg 2 min |
(9) Area: | Aleutians |
(10) Summit Elevation: | 492 ft (150 m) |
(11) Volcanic Activity Summary: | No further ash emissions have occurred at Bogoslof since Tuesday, January 3 at 21:18 AKST (6:18 UTC January 4). AVO is therefore lowering the Aviation Color Code to ORANGE and Alert Level to WATCH. Additional ash-producing eruptions could occur at any time, however, with no detectable precursors. |
(12) Volcanic cloud height: | NA |
(13) Other volcanic cloud information: | NA |
(14) Remarks: | Status of the ash cloud can be found at the Alaska Aviation Weather Unit website at http://aawu.arh.noaa.gov/ |
(15) Contacts: | Michelle Coombs, Scientist-in-Charge, USGS mcoombs@usgs.gov (907) 786-7497 Janet Schaefer, Acting Coordinating Scientist, DGGS janet.schaefer@alaska.gov (907) 322-4085 |
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