FVAK22 PAWU 081512
VAAAK2
VA ADVISORY

DTG: 20080808/1515Z 

VAAC: ANCHORAGE

VOLCANO: KASATOCHI 1101-13 

PSN: N5211 W17530

AREA: ALEUTIAN ISLANDS

SUMMIT ELEV: 1030 FT/314 M

ADVISORY NR: 2008-4

INFO SOURCE: POES/GOES/AVO/SEISMICITY

AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED

ERUPTION DETAILS: EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION AT 08/0430 UTC CONTINUING

OBS VA DTG: 08/1430 UTC

OBS VA CLOUD: SFC/FL450 N5406 W16927 - N5234 W16844 - N5058 W16855 -
N4945 W17002 - N4849 W17246 - N4839 W17426 - N5207 W17616 - N5224
W17455 - N5050 W17252 - N5047 W17135 - N5226 W17116 - N5329 W17146 -
N5406 W16927 MOVING S 35 KNOTS. 

FCST VA CLOUD +6 HR: 08/2115Z SFC/FL450 N5400 W17025 - N5306 W16809 -
N5104 W16720 - N4920 W16807 - N4829 W17049 - N4759 W17308 - N5210
W17617 - N5221 W17458 - N5028 W17243 - N5044 W16953 - N5205 W17025 -
N5156 W17408 - N5316 W17451 - N5400 W17025 

FCST VA CLOUD +12 HR: 09/0315Z SFC/FL450 N5418 W16908 - N5328 W16613
- N5154 W16514 - N4802 W16529 - N4635 W16840 - N4702 W17214 - N5225
W17643 - N5346 W17301 - N5418 W16908 

FCST VA CLOUD +18 HR: 09/0915Z SFC/FL450 N5318 W16754 - N5307 W16526
- N5047 W16317 - N4746 W16317 - N4544 W16510 - N4525 W16858 - N4522
W17100 - N5159 W17634 - N5224 W17455 - N5123 W17320 - N5250 W16959 -
N5318 W16754 

REMARKS: THE FIRST ERUPTION OCCURED AT 07/2220Z. A SECOND ERUPTION
WAS AT 08/0150Z. THE THIRD ERUPTION WAS AT 08/0435Z AND IS STILL
CONTINUING. THE VA PLUME IS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON SATELITTE.  

NXT ADVISORY: 20080808/2115Z

ERW AUG 2008