(1) VOLCANO OBSERVATORY NOTICE FOR AVIATION (VONA) | |
(2) Issued: | (20170613/1648Z) |
(3) Volcano: | Bogoslof (VNUM #311300) |
(4) Current Color Code: | RED |
(5) Previous Color Code: | RED |
(6) Source: | Alaska Volcano Observatory |
(7) Notice Number: | |
(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: | A six-minute-long explosion was detected in seismic and infrasound data at 8:17 AKDT (16:17 UTC). There have been no satellite images of a resulting volcanic cloud, and its height is currently unknown. Lower level winds are currently to the northwest, and higher level winds to the southeast, over southern Unalaska Island. The Aviation Color Code remains at RED and Volcano Alert Level at WARNING. |
(12) Volcanic cloud height: | unknown |
(13) Other volcanic cloud information: | Lower-level winds to NW; higher level winds to SE |
(14) Remarks: | Status of the ash cloud forecast can be found at the National Weather Service 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 Jeff Freymueller, Coordinating Scientist, UAF jfreymueller@alaska.edu (907) 322-4085 |
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