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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    ASKJA 373060 at 15:00 (UTC) on Tue 18 Jul 2017

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    DTG: 20170718/1500Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: ASKJA 373060
    PSN: N6502 W01647
    AREA: ICELAND
    SUMMIT ELEV: 1080M
    ADVISORY NR: 2017/002
    INFO SOURCE: ICELANDIC MET OFFICE
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE VOLCANIC ASH OBSERVED TO 8KM HEIGHT
    OBS VA DTG: 18/1500Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N6436 W01807 - N6549 W01816 - N6620 W01611 - N6438 W01539 - N6436 W01807 FL200/350 N6437 W01655 - N6531 W01800 - N6626 W01613 - N6437 W01559 - N6437 W01655
    FCST VA CLD +6HR: 18/2100Z SFC/FL200 N6820 W02436 - N7007 W01450 - N6742 W01247 - N6421 W01632 - N6612 W02427 - N6820 W02436 FL200/350 N6430 W01603 - N6453 W01745 - N6817 W01738 - N6947 W01524 - N6844 W01110 - N6430 W01603
    FCST VA CLD +12HR: 19/0300Z SFC/FL200 N6428 W01621 - N6555 W03229 - N6836 W03200 - N7312 W01616 - N7045 W00455 - N6428 W01621 FL200/350 N6408 W01733 - N6814 W01907 - N7211 W01336 - N7114 W00456 - N6846 W00607 - N6408 W01733
    FCST VA CLD +18HR: 19/0900Z SFC/FL200 N6421 W01709 - N6713 W03753 - N7420 W02055 - N7452 W00644 - N7019 E00229 - N6421 W01709 FL200/350 N6425 W01730 - N6907 W02153 - N7350 W00832 - N7153 E00123 - N6808 E00142 - N6425 W01730
    RMK: EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE T+0 PLUME HEADING NNE AT 50KT CONFIDENCE IN T+0 IS HIGH SEE ANNOTATED SATELLITE IMAGERY FOR FURTHER DETAILS EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE
    NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20170718/1800Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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