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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    HEKLA 372070 at 15:00 (UTC) on Thu 5 Sep 2019

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    DTG: 20190905/1500Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: HEKLA 372070
    PSN: N6359 W01940
    AREA: ICELAND
    SUMMIT ELEV: 1490M
    ADVISORY NR: 2019/020
    INFO SOURCE:
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: UNKNOWN
    ERUPTION DETAILS: UNKNOWN
    OBS VA DTG: 05/1500Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N6336 W02036 - N6426 W02024 - N6441 W01924 -N6330 W01744 - N6336 W02036 FL200/350 N6334 W02236 - N6441 W02104 -N6441 W01924 - N6334 W01743 - N6334 W02236 FL350/550 N6345 W02045 -N6419 W01955 - N6418 W01613 - N6310 W01754 - N6345 W02045
    FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 05/2100Z SFC/FL200 N6235 W02223 - N6348 W02423 -N6507 W01848 - N6325 W01639 - N6235 W02223 FL200/350 N6141 W02259 -N6325 W02511 - N6533 W02209 - N6227 W01038 - N6141 W02259 FL350/550N6208 W01833 - N6419 W02119 - N6419 W01111 - N6203 W01154 - N6208W01833
    FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 06/0300Z SFC/FL200 N6316 W02433 - N6509 W01951 -N6328 W01449 - N5732 W01550 - N6316 W02433 FL200/350 N6322 W02614 -N6435 W01818 - N6116 W00735 - N5621 W01109 - N6322 W02614 FL350/550N6459 W02316 - N6243 W00822 - N6052 W00445 - N5907 W01252 - N6459W02316
    FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 06/0900Z SFC/FL200 N5723 W01516 - N6401 W02413 -N6540 W01619 - N5344 W00253 - N5723 W01516 FL200/350 N5509 W00900 -N6053 W02044 - N6531 W01934 - N5539 E00916 - N5509 W00900 FL350/550N5540 W00728 - N6454 W02126 - N6048 W00057 - N5615 W00029 - N5540W00728
    RMK: TEST TEST TEST
    NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20190905/2100Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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