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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    SNAEFELLSJOKULL 370010 at 09:00 (UTC) on Tue 15 Mar 2016

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    DTG: 20160315/0900Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: SNAEFELLSJOKULL 370010
    PSN: N6448 W02347
    AREA: ICELAND
    SUMMIT ELEV: 1448M
    ADVISORY NR: 2016/002
    INFO SOURCE: ICELAND MET OFFICE
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE ONGOING ERUPTION TO AT LEAST 12000M
    OBS VA DTG: 15/0900Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N6616 W02234 - N6522 W02211 - N6417 W02348 - N6425 W02416 - N6542 W02417 - N6616 W02234 FL200/350 N6634 W02334 - N6630 W02221 - N6515 W02223 - N6403 W02409 - N6506 W02419 - N6634 W02334 FL350/550 N6608 W02416 - N6611 W02220 - N6511 W02226 - N6417 W02351 - N6424 W02416 - N6608 W02416
    FCST VA CLD +6HR: 15/1500Z SFC/FL200 N7104 W01522 - N7215 W00444 - N7123 W00455 - N6401 W02425 - N6729 W02431 - N7104 W01522 FL200/350 N7339 W00045 - N7130 E00028 - N6411 W02351 - N6503 W02453 - N7041 W02120 - N7339 W00045 FL350/550 N7210 W01056 - N7213 W00417 - N7120 W00420 - N6341 W02502 - N6914 W02242 - N7210 W01056
    FCST VA CLD +12HR: 15/2100Z SFC/FL200 N6415 W02438 - N6933 W02433 - N7359 E00019 - N6945 E02646 - N6712 E02651 - N6415 W02438 FL200/350 N6407 W02433 - N7108 W02313 - N7446 E00458 - N6855 E03115 - N6618 E03203 - N6407 W02433 FL350/550 N6407 W02427 - N6834 W02520 - N7404 W00518 - N7139 E02228 - N6842 E02326 - N6407 W02427
    FCST VA CLD +18HR: 16/0300Z SFC/FL200 N6412 W02444 - N6957 W02238 - N7411 E00100 - N7143 E02231 - N5919 E04332 - N6412 W02444 FL200/350 N6420 W02511 - N7342 W01334 - N7348 E01833 - N6055 E04322 - N5802 E04105 - N6420 W02511 FL350/550 N6417 W02517 - N7205 W01908 - N7406 E01441 - N6320 E03924 - N6137 E03738 - N6417 W02517
    RMK: EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE ERUPTION ONGOING. IMO RADAR CONFIRMS PLUME HEIGHT TO AT LEAST 12000M BUT EXPECTED TO BE EXCEEDING THIS LEVEL EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE
    NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20160315/1200Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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