SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MONTSERRAT UNTIL SUNDAY; INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MAINLY FOR THE WATERS EAST OF THE ISLAND; THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS!

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GOES INTO EFFECT FOR MONTSERRAT TONIGHT UNTIL SATURDAY; INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

Cloudy with occasional showers & light rain this morning on the Emerald Isle with a gradual reduction in clouds & shower activity this afternoon! A small craft advisory is in effect mainly for the waters east of the island; inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels should avoid navigating in these conditions!

A SMALL CRAFT CAUTION REMAINS IN EFFECT; INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. TODAY: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A 30% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. TONIGHT: CLOUDY WITH A 60% CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION; INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

On the evening of 19 October 2020, a cloud-free lava dome was photographed from both MVO and Jack Boy Hill. A series of digital photographs and thermal images were acquired from both locations to capture the fumaroles and hot spots on the lava dome. MVO volcanologist Dr Adam Stinton explains: “The digital photographs captured some incandescence (or glow) from three prominent fumaroles in the cliff that forms the rear wall of the 2010 collapse scar. The composites show thermal images overlaid on digital photographs of the lava dome from MVO and Jack Boy Hill. All images were taken between 9:30 and 11:00 PM. The incandescence recorded in the digital photographs was not visible to the naked eye, even with the use of binoculars. Both digital photographs had a 30 second exposure length. Comparing these images to previous ones indicates that there are no changes to the number and distribution of incandescent features and hot spots.”

PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY OR HEART DISEASE, THE ELDERLY AND CHILDREN ARE THE GROUPS MOST AT RISK!

DUE TO THE LARGE SIZE OF THE LAVA DOME, PYROCLASTIC FLOWS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING ON ANY SIDE OF THE VOLCANO, INCLUDING GAGES FROM WHERE THEY CAN TRAVEL RAPIDLY INTO PLYMOUTH