Alaska volcano continues to belch ash

[Dover]

Alaska volcano continues to belch ash

Monday, January 30, 2006; Posted: 4:20 p.m. EST (21:20 GMT)

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Ash from a steadily erupting volcano in south-central Alaska wafted slowly toward the southern Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, and grounded flights to and from Kodiak Island, Alaska, on Monday.

Augustine Volcano's eruption in the morning generated an ash plume reaching almost five miles (eight kilometers) into the skies above Cook Inlet, Alaska, according to the National Weather Service.

The ash was moving east and southeast at 10 to 15 mph (16 to 24 kph) and a sparse dusting was expected to fall on the Kenai Peninsula by Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service said. There were no reports of ash in skies near Anchorage, about 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of the volcano....cont'd

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/01/30/alaska.volcano.ap/index.html

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. Lot's of activity... very cool

seismic activity last 24 hours
http://www.avo.alaska.edu/webicorders/webicorder.php?volcname=Augustine

2006-02-01 04:33:33
Eruption is in progress. There has been no change in seismicity levels over the last hour. Ash output is continuous.

Augustine activity page here - Webcams, hourly updates and seismic activity.