Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Marapi
in Indonesia

Volcano Ash Advisories for air traffic

Although Volcano Ash Advisories (VAAC) are not intended for assessing humanitarian impact, the observations of the plume are relevant for understanding local impact. The actual impact (like ash fall) depends on the type of eruption and is not known.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-11-08 at 00:30 UTC.

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  • Volcanic ash to flight level 120 (3600m) last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station reported at 07 1540 UTC.
  • Current satellite imagery indicates that ash from earlier eruption has now dissipated. No other information source indicate new eruption or presence of ash in the atmosphere. Advisory terminated.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-11-07 at 18:30 UTC.

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  • Volcanic ash to flight level 120 (3600m) move se, last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station reported at 07 1540 UTC.
  • Cvghm reported eruptions 700-800m above summit. Volcanic ash not identifiable on satellite img due to meteorological cloud. Volcanic ash height and move based on cvghm 07 0154 UTC and 07 0419 UTC vonas and model guidance. Volcanic ash expected to dissipate next 6-12.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-11-07 at 12:30 UTC.

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  • Volcanic ash to flight level 120 (3600m) move se, last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station reported at 07 0419 UTC.
  • Cvghm reported eruptions 700-800m above summit. Volcanic ash not identifiable on satellite img due to meteorological cloud. Volcanic ash height and move based on cvghm 07 0154 UTC and 07 0419 UTC vonas and model guidance. Volcanic ash expected to dissipate.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-11-07 at 06:30 UTC.

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  • Volcanic ash to flight level 120 (3600m) move se, last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station reported at 07 0419 UTC.
  • Cvghm reported eruptions 700-800m above summit. Volcanic ash not identifiable on satellite img due to meteorological cloud. Volcanic ash height and move based on cvghm 07 0154 UTC and 07 0419 UTC vona and model guidance. Volcanic ash expected to dissipate.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-11-07 at 01:00 UTC.

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  • Volcanic ash to flight level 120 (3600m) move southeast.
  • Cvghm reported eruption 600m above summit. Volcanic ash not identifiable on satellite imagery due to meteorological cloud. Volcanic ash height based on ground report, move based on consensus model guidance. Volcanic ash expected to dissipate.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-11-06 at 05:25 UTC.

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  • Volcanic ash to 150, last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station reported at 05 2244 UTC.
  • Volcanic ash not identifiable from current satellite imagery due to meteorological cloud cover, however ash from earlier eruption is likely to have now dissipated. No further reports of new or ongoing eruption. Advisory terminated.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-11-05 at 23:25 UTC.

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  • Volcanic ash to flight level 150 (4500m) move e, reported at 05 2256 UTC.
  • Eruption reported at 05/2256z. Volcanic ash unidentifiable on 05 2310 UTC satellite imagery due to meteorological cloud. Volcanic ash likely to dissipate 6 hours. Height and movement have been estimated from ground report and model guidance.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-11-05 at 07:40 UTC.

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  • Volcanic ash reported to flight level 120 (3600m) move north east at 05 0146 UTC.
  • Volcanic ash not identifiable on latest satellite imagery due to meteorological cloud. Volcanic ash is expected to have dissipated. No further reports of new or ongoing eruption. Advisory terminated.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-11-05 at 01:40 UTC.

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  • Volcanic ash reported to flight level 120 (3600m) move north east at 05 0115 UTC.
  • Cvghm reported volcanic ash eruption to 300m above summit at 05/0115z. Volcanic ash not identifiable on latest satellite imagery due to meteorological cloud. Volcanic ash is expected to dissipate height and move based on ground report and.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-10-29 at 05:10 UTC.

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  • Volcanic ash to flight level 120 (3600m) last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station observation at 28 1930 UTC move north east.
  • Current satellite img indicates volcanic ash has now dissipated. No reports of new or ongoing eruption. Advisory terminated.

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