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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    HEKLA 372070 at 15:37 (UTC) on Tue 14 Feb 2017

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    DTG: 20170214/1537Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: HEKLA 372070
    PSN: N6359 W01940
    AREA: ICELAND
    SUMMIT ELEV: 1490M
    ADVISORY NR: 2017/002
    INFO SOURCE: ICELAND MET
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXERCISE EXERCISE IMO REPORT ERUPTION. PLUME DETECTED AT 18KM.
    OBS VA DTG: 14/1500Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N6342 W02018 - N6432 W02020 - N6432 W01903 - N6343 W01902 - N6342 W02018 FL200/350 N6345 W01944 - N6431 W01944 - N6431 W01902 - N6344 W01905 - N6345 W01944 FL350/550 N6343 W01944 - N6431 W01944 - N6431 W01816 - N6343 W01846 - N6343 W01944
    FCST VA CLD +6HR: 14/2100Z SFC/FL200 N6332 W02103 - N6915 W02059 - N7004 W01041 - N6346 W01551 - N6332 W02103 FL200/350 N6312 W01944 - N6708 W01954 - N7124 W01224 - N6911 W00610 - N6312 W01944 FL350/550 N6312 W01953 - N6824 W02007 - N6824 W02007 - N7009 W00935 - N6554 W00810 - N6312 W01953
    FCST VA CLD +12HR: 15/0300Z SFC/FL200 N6525 W02401 - N7338 W00457 - N7256 E00508 - N6315 W01923 - N6525 W02401 FL200/350 N6429 W02156 - N7454 W00743 - N7454 W00743 - N7342 E01752 - N6323 W01913 - N6429 W02156 FL350/550 N6255 W02144 - N7321 W01352 - N7331 E01129 - N6626 E00344 - N6255 W02144
    FCST VA CLD +18HR: 15/0900Z SFC/FL200 N6444 W02207 - N7309 W01158 - N7408 E02906 - N6318 W01935 - N6444 W02207 FL200/350 N6319 W02052 - N7228 W02133 - N7228 W02133 - N7457 E02528 - N6721 E03637 - N6319 W02052 FL350/550 N6313 W02110 - N7028 W01943 - N7534 E02638 - N6603 E03508 - N6313 W02110
    RMK: EXERCISE EXCERCISE T+0 CONFIDENCE HIGH. PLUME AT T+0 MOVING N AT 20KT. IMO RADAR OBS CONFIRM PLUME HEIGHT.
    NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20170214/2100Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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