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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    ORAEFAJOKULL 374010 at 06:00 (UTC) on Wed 28 Nov 2018

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    DTG: 20181128/0600Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: ORAEFAJOKULL 374010
    PSN: N6400 W01639
    AREA: ICELAND
    SUMMIT ELEV: 2010M
    ADVISORY NR: 2018/002
    INFO SOURCE: ICELAND MET OFFICE
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXERCISE VOLCEX18 - ERUPTION OF ORAEFAJOKULL CONTINUES EXERCISE
    OBS VA DTG: 28/0600Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N4622 E02247 - N5041 E00157 - N5916 W03115 - N5735 W06247 - N7104 W10347 - N7109 W10400 - N7120 W10407 - N7131 W10407 - N7141 W10402 - N7209 W10318 - N7424 W09849 - N7447 W09705 - N7532 W09127 - N7531 W08936 - N7119 W04242 - N6856 W03653 - N6732 W02315 - N6847 E00237 - N6734 E00428 - N4936 E02406 - N4549 E02628 - N4622 E02247 FL200/350 N4528 E02718 - N4721 E01151 - N5605 W00518 - N6247 W02143 - N6035 W05251 - N7036 W09658 - N7235 W09506 - N7231 W08002 - N6847 E00202 - N6632 E00953 - N6545 E01141 - N5424 E03022 - N5408 E03027 - N5129 E03026 - N4528 E02718 FL350/550 N5134 E02142 - N5052 E01013 - N5830 W00151 - N6241 W01316 - N6711 W03111 - N6853 W04900 - N7014 W04701 - N7027 W03234 - N6713 W01603 - N7231 W00829 - N7146 W00040 - N6825 E01604 - N6544 E02332 - N6303 E02550 - N6216 E02626 - N6056 E02704 - N5213 E02328 - N5134 E02142
    FCST VA CLD +6HR: 28/1200Z SFC/FL200 N4337 E01251 - N5956 W02328 - N5601 W06343 - N5650 W06827 - N6804 W10206 - N6959 W10719 - N7012 W10730 - N7135 W10728 - N7251 W10613 - N7509 W09956 - N7532 W09448 - N7531 W09010 - N7322 W04835 - N6845 W03026 - N6626 W01833 - N6939 W00235 - N6939 E00355 - N6757 E00642 - N4807 E03348 - N4537 E02908 - N4337 E01251 FL200/350 N4213 E01434 - N5445 E00030 - N6326 W01708 - N6347 W03935 - N6201 W05953 - N6856 W09424 - N7136 W09342 - N7254 W08807 - N7147 W05054 - N6827 W01659 - N6958 E00251 - N5519 E03537 - N4719 E03304 - N4213 E01434 FL350/550 N6000 W00331 - N6233 W01400 - N6640 W02337 - N6842 W02559 - N7146 W00602 - N7124 W00045 - N6910 E01600 - N6737 E02405 - N6415 E03012 - N6029 E03024 - N5145 E02909 - N4600 E01307 - N6000 W00331
    FCST VA CLD +12HR: 28/1800Z SFC/FL200 N3952 E01527 - N5927 W01542 - N5832 W02450 - N5822 W04137 - N5419 W06306 - N5605 W07147 - N6404 W10040 - N6917 W10938 - N6927 W10945 - N7302 W10911 - N7447 W10420 - N7532 W09952 - N7531 W08936 - N7528 W05451 - N7012 W02811 - N6700 W01108 - N7022 W00306 - N7128 E00633 - N4953 E03956 - N4735 E03707 - N4449 E03219 - N3952 E01527 FL200/350 N3606 E01740 - N5601 E00204 - N6223 W00929 - N6156 W06711 - N6529 W09043 - N6929 W08431 - N7314 W05502 - N6804 W00715 - N7042 E00236 - N5806 E04032 - N5753 E04034 - N4915 E03705 - N3606 E01740 FL350/550 N6031 W00128 - N6334 W01748 - N6855 W01454 - N7105 W00252 - N6910 E02248 - N6715 E02816 - N6411 E03218 - N6126 E03348 - N5254 E03347 - N4013 E01641 - N5652 E00441 - N6031 W00128
    FCST VA CLD +18HR: 29/0000Z SFC/FL200 N3518 E01736 - N5903 W01050 - N6122 W02519 - N5721 W03345 - N6049 W05511 - N4949 W05031 - N5350 W06751 - N6252 W09928 - N6832 W11011 - N6940 W11120 - N6953 W11127 - N7153 W11126 - N7251 W11044 - N7314 W11008 - N7447 W10425 - N7510 W09811 - N7554 W05913 - N7532 W05005 - N7132 W02704 - N6749 W01257 - N7119 W00053 - N6846 E01446 - N5233 E04136 - N5141 E04214 - N4710 E04101 - N4539 E03919 - N3518 E01736 FL200/350 N5739 W07731 - N6555 W09353 - N6934 W08940 - N7348 W06034 - N7016 E00205 - N6910 E01135 - N6205 E04746 - N5202 E04100 - N2854 E02018 - N5802 E00219 - N6203 W01136 - N6503 W05121 - N5739 W07731 FL350/550 N4323 E01516 - N5742 E00623 - N6146 W00321 - N6346 W01910 - N7029 E00314 - N7123 E02256 - N6908 E02832 - N6522 E03555 - N5838 E04228 - N5134 E03653 - N3721 E02130 - N4323 E01516
    RMK: EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE VOLCEX18 - SATELLITE PLUME IS CLEARLY EVIDENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY - EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE
    NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20181128/1230Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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