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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    BARDARBUNGA 373030 at 09:55 (UTC) on Tue 13 Oct 2015

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    DTG: 20151013/0955Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: BARDARBUNGA 373030
    PSN: N6438 W01732
    AREA: ICELAND
    SUMMIT ELEV: 2009M
    ADVISORY NR: 2015/002
    INFO SOURCE: EXERCISE - ICELAND MET OFFICE
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE PLUME REACHING UP TO 13KM.
    OBS VA DTG: 13/0900Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N6431 W01817 - N6544 W01723 - N6535 W01537 - N6426 W01652 - N6431 W01817 FL200/350 N6433 W01831 - N6643 W01557 - N6535 W01422 - N6415 W01711 - N6433 W01831 FL350/550 N6437 W01838 - N6618 W01546 - N6537 W01312 - N6412 W01720 - N6437 W01838
    FCST VA CLD +6HR: 13/1500Z SFC/FL200 N6436 W01852 - N7055 W01100 - N6932 W00446 - N6359 W01614 - N6436 W01852 FL200/350 N6440 W01825 - N7258 W00931 - N6857 E00053 - N6407 W01710 - N6440 W01825 FL350/550 N6442 W01839 - N7152 W00708 - N6855 E00157 - N6402 W01733 - N6442 W01839
    FCST VA CLD +12HR: 13/2100Z SFC/FL200 N6443 W01849 - N7440 W00718 - N7115 E00650 - N6331 W01508 - N6443 W01849 FL200/350 N6418 W01823 - N7613 W00703 - N7241 E02016 - N6619 E01134 - N6418 W01823 FL350/550 N6359 W01933 - N7531 W00032 - N7039 E02054 - N6619 E01201 - N6359 W01933
    FCST VA CLD +18HR: 14/0300Z SFC/FL200 N6443 W01915 - N7533 W01312 - N7756 W00048 - N7035 E01934 - N6305 W01503 - N6443 W01915 FL200/350 N6249 E01343 - N6419 W01745 - N6430 W01801 - N6444 W01804 - N7604 W01440 - N7700 W01357 - N7724 W01243 - N7810 W00812 - N7832 W00414 - N7831 E00708 - N7810 E01101 - N7701 E01608 - N7445 E02115 - N7336 E02259 - N7201 E02412 - N7149 E02416 - N6950 E02415 - N6728 E02304 - N6639 E02226 - N6359 E01826 - N6250 E01533 - N6249 E01343 FL350/550 N6312 E01451 - N6419 W01746 - N6424 W01756 - N6433 W01803 - N6445 W01804 - N6455 W01759 - N6522 W01719 - N7359 W00136 - N7446 E00009 - N7532 E00259 - N7555 E00444 - N7616 E01212 - N7555 E01531 - N7509 E01857 - N7444 E02008 - N7249 E02301 - N7153 E02341 - N6954 E02342 - N6756 E02307 - N6641 E02228 - N6509 E02045 - N6359 E01859 - N6312 E01639 - N6312 E01451
    RMK: EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE ERUPTION CONTINUES. PLUME HEIGHT CONFIRMED WITH RADAR ACROSS EAST ICELAND. EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE
    NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20151013/1400Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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