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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    ORAEFAJOKULL 374010 at 15:00 (UTC) on Tue 22 Sep 2015

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    DTG: 20150922/1500Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: ORAEFAJOKULL 374010
    PSN: N6400 W01639
    AREA: ICELAND
    SUMMIT ELEV: 2119M
    ADVISORY NR: 2015/002
    INFO SOURCE: ICELAND MET OFFICE
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE
    OBS VA DTG: 22/1500Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N6334 W01635 - N6340 W01650 - N6356 W01657 - N6447 W01656 - N6458 W01648 - N6502 W01635 - N6459 W01624 - N6435 W01548 - N6418 W01540 - N6401 W01548 - N6337 W01624 - N6334 W01635 FL200/350 N6334 W01635 - N6338 W01647 - N6348 W01655 - N6424 W01656 - N6435 W01648 - N6501 W01610 - N6502 W01556 - N6439 W01447 - N6427 W01434 - N6410 W01434 - N6359 W01445 - N6335 W01557 - N6334 W01635 FL350/550 N6334 W01600 - N6335 W01641 - N6349 W01656 - N6401 W01656 - N6411 W01651 - N6439 W01608 - N6440 W01420 - N6435 W01406 - N6422 W01359 - N6407 W01402 - N6358 W01413 - N6334 W01600
    FCST VA CLD +6HR: 22/2100Z SFC/FL200 N6334 W01635 - N6338 W01647 - N6446 W01829 - N6454 W01836 - N6535 W01836 - N6721 W01804 - N6738 W01752 - N6740 W01452 - N6654 W01158 - N6607 W01013 - N6536 W00931 - N6503 W00929 - N6452 W00931 - N6442 W00949 - N6334 W01635 FL200/350 N6059 W00349 - N6336 W01643 - N6345 W01654 - N6458 W01730 - N6637 W01730 - N6752 W01654 - N6802 W01641 - N6802 W01201 - N6738 W01048 - N6607 W00758 - N6327 W00358 - N6236 W00320 - N6116 W00317 - N6059 W00329 - N6059 W00349 FL350/550 N6119 W00336 - N6120 W00420 - N6335 W01640 - N6347 W01655 - N6426 W01655 - N6517 W01618 - N6608 W01503 - N6632 W01348 - N6631 W01051 - N6609 W00838 - N6545 W00726 - N6329 W00401 - N6233 W00318 - N6140 W00317 - N6129 W00321 - N6119 W00336
    FCST VA CLD +12HR: 23/0300Z SFC/FL200 N6336 W01643 - N6422 W01827 - N6509 W01938 - N6808 W02225 - N6906 W02308 - N6937 W02308 - N6950 W02300 - N7016 W02145 - N7040 W02000 - N7039 W01809 - N7016 W01629 - N6801 W00942 - N6630 W00619 - N6500 W00329 - N6448 W00319 - N6433 W00319 - N6424 W00326 - N6419 W00337 - N6336 W01643 FL200/350 N5435 E00022 - N5436 E00009 - N6335 W01640 - N6829 W02511 - N6840 W02521 - N6934 W02523 - N6947 W02518 - N7101 W02328 - N7125 W02107 - N7124 W01843 - N7102 W01452 - N7039 W01234 - N6846 W00654 - N6736 W00434 - N6649 W00325 - N6412 W00002 - N6305 E00103 - N6214 E00142 - N6012 E00219 - N5941 E00218 - N5727 E00145 - N5534 E00111 - N5442 E00033 - N5435 E00022 FL350/550 N5520 E00012 - N6339 W01649 - N6916 W02152 - N6931 W02200 - N7002 W02159 - N7016 W02146 - N7102 W01928 - N7101 W01736 - N7040 W01524 - N6954 W01200 - N6846 W00835 - N6715 W00510 - N6607 W00255 - N6413 W00003 - N6144 E00145 - N5731 E00145 - N5550 E00107 - N5521 E00024 - N5520 E00012
    FCST VA CLD +18HR: 23/0900Z SFC/FL200 N6334 W01639 - N6851 W02940 - N6905 W02952 - N6919 W02951 - N7028 W02917 - N7039 W02904 - N7253 W02007 - N7255 W01745 - N7208 W01445 - N6608 W00149 - N6459 E00028 - N6432 E00107 - N6421 E00112 - N6409 E00110 - N6401 E00102 - N6357 E00052 - N6334 W01639 FL200/350 N4512 E00159 - N4516 E00144 - N6937 W03626 - N7108 W03844 - N7118 W03851 - N7213 W03853 - N7227 W03845 - N7508 W03410 - N7555 W03041 - N7554 W02743 - N7509 W02241 - N7254 W01414 - N7146 W01050 - N6631 E00025 - N6522 E00241 - N6303 E00609 - N6126 E00722 - N5944 E00722 - N4532 E00219 - N4518 E00213 - N4512 E00159 FL350/550 N4943 E00204 - N4943 E00151 - N6959 W03014 - N7109 W03200 - N7224 W03313 - N7241 W03314 - N7356 W03236 - N7530 W03014 - N7531 W02636 - N7509 W02242 - N7316 W01555 - N7231 W01339 - N6953 W00727 - N6630 W00007 - N6523 E00207 - N6327 E00501 - N6152 E00646 - N5945 E00723 - N5102 E00325 - N5012 E00248 - N4943 E00204
    RMK: ASH PLUME TO 15KM FROM GROUND BASED RADAR IN EAST OF ICELAND. INCREASED SEISMIC ACTIVITY.
    NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20150922/1800Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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