ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STATUS REPORT
U.S. Geological Survey
Thursday, April 2, 2009, 1:10 PM AKDT (Thursday, April 2, 2009, 21:10 UTC)

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

The 2009 eruption of Redoubt Volcano continues. Beginning around 8:30 AM AKDT this morning, small repetitive volcanic earthquakes became visible on stations closest to the summit crater. Emission of steam, volcanic gases, and minor amounts of ash continue and have been visible in the Redoubt Hut web camera images today. Satellite views of the volcano showed a low-level continuous plume containing some ash throughout most of the night and views are now obscured by clouds. These emissions have generally been at low altitudes (less than 15,000 feet above sea level). Thermal anomalies continue to be observed in satellite views and are most likely due to the extrusion of a lava dome in the summit crater.


Please see the National Weather Service Redoubt coordination page http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/volcano.php for the latest ash fall information.



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 new reports of activity at Cleveland over the last 24 hours. Satellite views of the volcano have been obscured by clouds today.

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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