Author Topic: AUGUSTINE VOLCANO (Read 437 times)

Daveinthebush · « **on:** January 28, 2006, 05:43:19 PM »

She is blowing ash again as I type. She has been going off most of the day.

AUGUSTINE VOLCANO (CAVW#1103-01-)
59.3633°N 153.4333°W, Summit Elevation 4134 ft (1260 m)
Current Level of Concern Color Code: RED

Another explosive event at Augustine Volcano began today at 14:30 AST (23:30 UTC) with a small discrete explosion. The seismic activity continues and is consistent with continuous ash emission, which has also been observed in web camera images. On the basis of current satellite imagery, the National Weather Service has reported ash to 30,000 ft above sea level travelling south-southwest. The strength of the seismic signals is smaller than for previous explosive events in this eruptive sequence, including those from last night.

The first explosive event last night at 8:24 PM AST destroyed two seismic stations and one continuous GPS station. AVO still has four seismometers and three GPS stations operational on the island which allow us to monitor volcanic activity.

Satellite imagery from this morning indicates a widespread thermal anomaly to the north of the summit that is likely the result of pyroclastic flow deposits.

For current ash fall advisories and wind trajectories, refer to the National Weather Service website: http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/augustine.php

akpls · « **Reply #1 on:** January 28, 2006, 06:44:45 PM »

Volcano=lava=HEAT!!! Send heat to Fairbanks!!!!!!!

Daveinthebush · « **Reply #2 on:** January 28, 2006, 07:05:52 PM »

Maybe this will help. My new woodstove sure is great. :grin:

Sourdough · « **Reply #3 on:** January 31, 2006, 02:04:12 PM »

That looks like the bonfire we had last weekend out on the lake here in the subdivision. Someone brought a load of old pallets and wood out and dumped them on the lake so we all went out and had drinks, and just had a good time being neighborly. Talked to a lot of the new people that have moved in since freezeup (October). We also shot up the remanants of the New Years fireworks. The bonfire never burned through the ice like we expected. Only burned down about 1 foot in 3 feet of ice.