ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STATUS REPORT
U.S. Geological Survey
Saturday, February 21, 2009, 12:16 PM AKST (Saturday, February 21, 2009, 21:16 UTC)

REDOUBT VOLCANO (VNUM #313030)
60°29'7" N 152°44'38" W, Summit Elevation 10197 ft (3108 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE

Unrest at Redoubt Volcano continues. No eruption has occurred. Volcanic tremor with variable amplitudes and intermittent discrete earthquakes continue. Clear webcam and satellite views show no unusual activity.

AVO personnel are visiting the volcano today to improve the monitoring network. Weather permitting, a gas measurement flight will also be conducted this afternoon.

AVO continues to monitor Redoubt Volcano closely, and the observatory is staffed 24 hours a day.


CLEVELAND VOLCANO (VNUM #311240)
52°49'20" N 169°56'42" W, Summit Elevation 5676 ft (1730 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY
Current Aviation Color Code: YELLOW

AVO has received no reports of activity at Cleveland in the past week. Nothing unusual has been observed in mostly cloudy satellite images. Low-level ash emissions may occur with little or no warning.

VOLCANO INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET: http://www.avo.alaska.edu

RECORDING ON THE STATUS OF ALASKA'S VOLCANOES (907) 786-7478

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Tom Murray, Scientist-in-Charge, USGS
tlmurray@usgs.gov (907) 786-7497

Steve McNutt, Coordinating Scientist, UAF
steve@giseis.alaska.edu (907) 474-7131

The Alaska Volcano Observatory is a cooperative program of the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys.

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