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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    REYKJANES 371020 at 09:14 (UTC) on Fri 9 Jun 2023

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    STATUS: EXER
    DTG: 20230609/0914Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: REYKJANES 371020
    PSN: N6349 W02243
    AREA: ICELAND
    SUMMIT ELEV: 140M
    ADVISORY NR: 2023/002
    INFO SOURCE: ICELAND MET OFFICE
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXPLOSIVE ERUPT IN REYKJANES
    OBS VA DTG: 09/0900Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N6336 W02247 - N6402 W02325 - N6435 W02200 -N6346 W02150 - N6336 W02247 MOV NE 25KT FL200/350 N6338 W02247 -N6401 W02321 - N6433 W02203 - N6344 W02146 - N6338 W02247 MOV NE35KT
    FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 09/1500Z SFC/FL200 N7055 W02119 - N6849 W01727 -N6335 W02042 - N6326 W02333 - N7055 W02119 FL200/350 N6356 W02318 -N7155 W01923 - N6847 W01628 - N6311 W02210 - N6356 W02318
    FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 09/2100Z SFC/FL200 N7104 W02302 - N7324 W01657 -N6657 W01610 - N6256 W02322 - N7104 W02302 FL200/350 N7346 W01948 -N7452 W01153 - N6613 W01555 - N6256 W02338 - N7346 W01948
    FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 10/0300Z SFC/FL200 N7211 W02233 - N7404 W01634 -N6942 W01425 - N6321 W02100 - N6329 W02322 - N7211 W02233 FL200/350N6311 W02309 - N7556 W02536 - N7726 W00252 - N7012 W00647 - N6311W02309
    RMK: ERUPT OFFSHORE, RAD AND SAT CONF ERUPT PLUME. PLEASE SEEANNOTATED SAT IMAGERY FOR FURTHER DETAILS. EXERCISE EXERCISEEXERCISE
    NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20230609/1200Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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