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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    EYJAFJALLAJOKULL 372020 at 12:12 (UTC) on Fri 11 Dec 2020

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    DTG: 20201211/1212Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: EYJAFJALLAJOKULL 372020
    PSN: N6338 W01938
    AREA: ICELAND
    SUMMIT ELEV: 1651M
    ADVISORY NR: 2020/002
    INFO SOURCE: ICELAND MET OFFICE
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXERCISE
    OBS VA DTG: 11/1200Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N6339 W03232 - N7003 W02223 - N6400 W01815 -N6229 W01911 - N6339 W03232 FL350/550 N6316 W02306 - N6509 W03458 -N6947 W02127 - N6306 W01729 - N6316 W02306 FL350/550 N6523 W02829 -N6933 W02151 - N6707 W02149 - N6347 W01806 - N6240 W02018 - N6523W02829
    FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 11/1800Z SFC/FL200 N6234 W03557 - N7003 W02146 -N6816 W02109 - N6621 W02418 - N6248 W01735 - N6234 W03557 FL200/350N6603 W03949 - N7027 W02234 - N6309 W01826 - N6154 W02639 - N6603W03949 FL350/550 N6624 W02920 - N6952 W02138 - N6424 W01556 - N6208W02135 - N6624 W02920
    FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 12/0000Z SFC/FL200 N6103 W02836 - N6251 W03244 -N6407 W03040 - N6453 W02058 - N6326 W01847 - N6103 W02836 FL200/350N6246 W03410 - N6602 W03809 - N7049 W03004 - N6332 W01812 - N6037W02937 - N6246 W03410 FL350/550 N6258 W02613 - N6449 W02455 - N6625W01740 - N6437 W01439 - N6254 W02149 - N6258 W02613
    FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 12/0600Z SFC/FL200 N6206 W03409 - N6453 W02904 -N6529 W02517 - N6350 W01807 - N5912 W02857 - N6206 W03409 FL200/350N6302 W03817 - N6744 W04018 - N7322 W02842 - N6334 W01844 - N5845W02853 - N6302 W03817 FL350/550 N6403 W02824 - N6544 W02717 - N6700W01808 - N6532 W01012 - N6306 W02554 - N6403 W02824
    RMK: EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE - EXERCISE - EYJA ERUPTING 10,000M
    NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20201211/1745Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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