(1) VOLCANO OBSERVATORY NOTICE FOR AVIATION (VONA)
(2) Issued:	(20170109/0732Z)
(3) Volcano:	Bogoslof (VNUM #311300)
(4) Current Color Code:	ORANGE
(5) Previous Color Code:	ORANGE
(6) Source:	Alaska Volcano Observatory
(7) Notice Number:	2017/A13
(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:	Seismicity as detected on nearby islands is elevated and increasing in intensity, suggesting that an explosive eruption is likely imminent or has commenced. No lightning has been detected nor any cloud visible in satellite. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
(12) Volcanic cloud height:	Not observed
(13) Other volcanic cloud information:	Not available
(14) Remarks:	Status of any ash clouds 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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AVO/USGS Volcanic Activity Notice

Volcano: Bogoslof (VNUM #311300)

Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH

Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE

Issued: Sunday, January 8, 2017, 10:32 PM AKST
Source: Alaska Volcano Observatory
Notice Number: 2017/A13
Location: N 53 deg 55 min W 168 deg 2 min
Elevation: 492 ft (150 m)
Area: Aleutians

Volcanic Activity Summary: Seismicity as detected on nearby islands is elevated and increasing in intensity, suggesting that an explosive eruption is likely imminent or has commenced. No lightning has been detected nor any cloud visible in satellite. We will provide more information as it becomes available.

Recent Observations:
[Volcanic cloud height] Not observed
[Other volcanic cloud information] Not available

Remarks: Status of any ash clouds can be found at the Alaska Aviation Weather Unit website at http://aawu.arh.noaa.gov/

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

The Alaska Volcano Observatory is a cooperative program of the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys.

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