Xpert
13th Jan 2011, 05:29
Mount Etna, located on the Italian island of Sicily, has became active according to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy on Monday.
According to seismologists, the volcano has begun erupting large rocks and a large amount of ash. However eruptions of lava from the crater of Mount Etna have not yet been recorded.
Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe and the highest mountain in Italy. By area, Etna surpasses its nearest "competitor", Mount Vesuvius by more than 2,5 times.
The name Etna has an Arabic origin and is translated as "Mountain of Fire".
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20110113/0100Z
VAAC: TOULOUSE
VOLCANO: ETNA 0101-06
PSN: N3744 E01500
AREA: ITALY
SUMMIT ELEV: 3350M
ADVISORY NR: 2011/04
INFO SOURCE: METEOSAT IMAGERY
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: UNKNOWN
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION SEEMS DECREASE AT 2345Z WE CAN SEE A
PLUME OF VOLCANIC ASH UP TO 100NM SOUTH AND REACH FL300
OBS VA DTG: 12/2145
OBS VA CLD: FL100/130 N3750 E01500 - N3630 E01425 - N3625 E01455 -
N3750 E01500 FL130/300 N3745 E01455 - N3515 E01505 - N3540 E01345 -
N3745 E01455
FCST VA CLD + 6H: 13/0500Z FL100/130 N3755 E01500 - N3455 E01445 -
N3515 E01325 - N3755 E01500 FL130/200 N3750 E01500 - N3410 E01445 -
N3355 E01310 - N3355 E01315 - N3750 E01500 FL200/300 N3755 E01500 -
N2955 E01355 - N3105 E01130 - N3755 E01500
FCST VA CLD + 12H: 13/1100Z FL100/130 N3710 E01440 - N2920 E01405 -
N2955 E01155 - N3710 E01440 FL130/200 N3620 E01430 - N2710 E01435 -
N2610 E01225 - N3620 E01430 FL200/300 N3300 E01410 - N2555 E01640 -
N2540 E01230 - N3300 E01410
FCST VA CLD + 18H: 13/1700Z FL100/130 N3540 E01415 - N2940 E01725 -
N2845 E02145 - N2735 E01520 - N3540 E01415
RMK: PLEASE CHECK SIGMET FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 0700Z
According to seismologists, the volcano has begun erupting large rocks and a large amount of ash. However eruptions of lava from the crater of Mount Etna have not yet been recorded.
Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe and the highest mountain in Italy. By area, Etna surpasses its nearest "competitor", Mount Vesuvius by more than 2,5 times.
The name Etna has an Arabic origin and is translated as "Mountain of Fire".
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20110113/0100Z
VAAC: TOULOUSE
VOLCANO: ETNA 0101-06
PSN: N3744 E01500
AREA: ITALY
SUMMIT ELEV: 3350M
ADVISORY NR: 2011/04
INFO SOURCE: METEOSAT IMAGERY
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: UNKNOWN
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION SEEMS DECREASE AT 2345Z WE CAN SEE A
PLUME OF VOLCANIC ASH UP TO 100NM SOUTH AND REACH FL300
OBS VA DTG: 12/2145
OBS VA CLD: FL100/130 N3750 E01500 - N3630 E01425 - N3625 E01455 -
N3750 E01500 FL130/300 N3745 E01455 - N3515 E01505 - N3540 E01345 -
N3745 E01455
FCST VA CLD + 6H: 13/0500Z FL100/130 N3755 E01500 - N3455 E01445 -
N3515 E01325 - N3755 E01500 FL130/200 N3750 E01500 - N3410 E01445 -
N3355 E01310 - N3355 E01315 - N3750 E01500 FL200/300 N3755 E01500 -
N2955 E01355 - N3105 E01130 - N3755 E01500
FCST VA CLD + 12H: 13/1100Z FL100/130 N3710 E01440 - N2920 E01405 -
N2955 E01155 - N3710 E01440 FL130/200 N3620 E01430 - N2710 E01435 -
N2610 E01225 - N3620 E01430 FL200/300 N3300 E01410 - N2555 E01640 -
N2540 E01230 - N3300 E01410
FCST VA CLD + 18H: 13/1700Z FL100/130 N3540 E01415 - N2940 E01725 -
N2845 E02145 - N2735 E01520 - N3540 E01415
RMK: PLEASE CHECK SIGMET FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 0700Z