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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    GRIMSVOTN 373010 at 15:00 (UTC) on Tue 13 Sep 2016

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    DTG: 20160913/1500Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: GRIMSVOTN 373010
    PSN: N6425 W01719
    AREA: ICELAND
    SUMMIT ELEV: 1719M
    ADVISORY NR: 2016/002
    INFO SOURCE: ICELANDIC MET OFFICE
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: UNKNOWN
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXERCISE ONGOING WITH ESTIMATED ERUPTION HEIGHT OF 25KM
    OBS VA DTG: 13/1500Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N6441 W01832 - N6438 W01651 - N6358 W01652 - N6401 W01832 - N6441 W01832 FL200/350 N6504 W01720 - N6500 W01614 - N6359 W01617 - N6359 W01757 - N6429 W01759 - N6504 W01720 FL350/550 N6523 W01728 - N6523 W01615 - N6359 W01613 - N6357 W01725 - N6523 W01728
    FCST VA CLD +6HR: 13/2100Z SFC/FL200 N6656 W01302 - N6235 W01339 - N6223 W02115 - N6348 W02123 - N6656 W01302 FL200/350 N6709 W01435 - N6719 W01133 - N6217 W01222 - N6307 W01815 - N6457 W01754 - N6709 W01435 FL350/550 N6816 W01426 - N6725 W01125 - N6313 W01327 - N6351 W01741 - N6603 W01733 - N6816 W01426
    FCST VA CLD +12HR: 14/0300Z SFC/FL200 N6854 W00917 - N6220 W00549 - N6219 W02344 - N6353 W02241 - N6854 W00917 FL200/350 N6427 W01751 - N6748 W01410 - N6938 W00745 - N6415 W00342 - N6048 W00853 - N6427 W01751 FL350/550 N6418 W01823 - N6936 W01506 - N7118 W00636 - N6237 W00636 - N6206 W01123 - N6418 W01823
    FCST VA CLD +18HR: 14/0900Z SFC/FL200 N6601 W02657 - N6539 W01331 - N7105 W00711 - N7107 W00711 - N6830 E00718 - N6103 W00237 - N6236 W02657 - N6601 W02657 FL200/350 N6444 W01826 - N7238 W00422 - N7048 E00909 - N5921 W00329 - N6444 W01826 FL350/550 N6428 W01836 - N7201 W01222 - N7349 E00022 - N6216 E00337 - N6121 W00748 - N6428 W01836
    RMK: EXERCISE T+0 CONFIDENCE HIGH EXERCISE
    NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20160913/2100Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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