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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    HEKLA 372070 at 10:04 (UTC) on Tue 9 Jan 2018

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    DTG: 20180109/1004Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: HEKLA 372070
    PSN: N6359 W01940
    AREA: ICELAND
    SUMMIT ELEV: 1490M
    ADVISORY NR: 2018/002
    INFO SOURCE: ICELAND MET
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXERCISE ERUPTION TO 24KM OBSERVED BY RADAR
    OBS VA DTG: 09/0900Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N6458 W02107 - N6457 W01938 - N6345 W01846 - N6345 W02046 - N6458 W02107 FL200/350 N6453 W02053 - N6453 W01926 - N6342 W01854 - N6343 W02013 - N6408 W02058 - N6453 W02053 FL350/550 N6345 W02018 - N6455 W02018 - N6452 W01830 - N6346 W01830 - N6345 W02018
    FCST VA CLD +6HR: 09/1500Z SFC/FL200 N6615 W03059 - N7117 W02333 - N6830 W01430 - N6328 W01920 - N6615 W03059 FL200/350 N6326 W02007 - N6808 W02949 - N7205 W02629 - N7058 W01819 - N6546 W01143 - N6326 W02007 FL350/550 N6310 W01925 - N6847 W03517 - N7227 W02206 - N6744 W00730 - N6310 W01925
    FCST VA CLD +12HR: 09/2100Z SFC/FL200 N6253 W01549 - N6621 W03610 - N7629 W02759 - N7552 W00937 - N6253 W01549 FL200/350 N6254 W01912 - N7024 W03932 - N7729 W03058 - N7653 W00142 - N6935 W00248 - N6254 W01912 FL350/550 N6326 W02008 - N6627 W03129 - N7437 W04037 - N7803 W01405 - N6903 E01042 - N6326 W02008
    FCST VA CLD +18HR: 10/0300Z SFC/FL200 N6315 W01911 - N6737 W04239 - N7643 W03609 - N7933 W00147 - N7440 E01857 - N6315 W01911 FL200/350 N6317 W02030 - N6917 W03749 - N7903 W04403 - N7957 E01603 - N6735 E01351 - N6317 W02030 FL350/550 N6319 W01953 - N6855 W03455 - N7714 W04703 - N8002 E00334 - N6608 E02702 - N6319 W01953
    RMK: EXERCISE T+0 PLUME MOVING NE AT 70KT. EXERCISE
    NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20180109/1200Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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