Alaska Asset Team Update on Mt Redoubt for 4-6-09
The following is a status update from the Alaska Volcano Observatory Web site (http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Redoubt.php)
Redoubt Volcano Latest Observations as of:
Small earthquakes and intermittent tremor continue.
AVO webcam views of the volcano continue to be obscured by clouds.
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April 4: Wind Trajectory is to the SE so likely will not impact our field operations.
From AVO. . .The Mt. Redoubt alert level is currently WARNING and aviation color code is RED. At 06:00 AKDT there was a significant explosive event at Redoubt. An ash cloud has reached at least 50,000 feet above sea level and is heading SE. The National Weather Service has issued an ash advisory lasting to 10 am AKDT for areas from south of Ninilchik. Lightning was observed in the eruption cloud and AVO seismometers indicate a lahar in the
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