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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    BARDARBUNGA 373030 at 09:25 (UTC) on Fri 17 Aug 2018

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    DTG: 20180817/0925Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: BARDARBUNGA 373030
    PSN: N6438 W01731
    AREA: ICELAND
    SUMMIT ELEV: 2000M
    ADVISORY NR: 2018/002
    INFO SOURCE: ICELAND MET OFFICE
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXERCISE EXERCISE. ERUPTION OF BARDARBUNGA TO 10KM EXERCISE.
    OBS VA DTG: 17/0900Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N6514 W01821 - N6506 W01700 - N6421 W01700 - N6419 W01816 - N6514 W01821 FL200/350 N6510 W01814 - N6503 W01548 - N6415 W01607 - N6414 W01816 - N6510 W01814
    FCST VA CLD +6HR: 17/1500Z SFC/FL200 N6542 W02002 - N6508 W01328 - N6339 W01348 - N6352 W02044 - N6542 W02002 FL200/350 N6533 W01804 - N6525 W00437 - N6353 W00359 - N6353 W01807 - N6533 W01804
    FCST VA CLD +12HR: 17/2100Z SFC/FL200 N6534 W02221 - N6555 W00544 - N6430 W00544 - N6234 W02305 - N6534 W02221 FL200/350 N6603 W02140 - N6712 E00642 - N6331 E00913 - N6301 W02122 - N6603 W02140
    FCST VA CLD +18HR: 18/0300Z SFC/FL200 N6436 W02426 - N6924 E00814 - N6652 E01052 - N5943 W02157 - N6436 W02426 FL200/350 N6456 W02209 - N7044 E00957 - N6410 E02213 - N6027 W02033 - N6456 W02209
    RMK: EXERCISE EXERCISE. ASH PLUME OBS TO 10KM AT BARDARBUNGA FM GROUND-BASED RADAR IN E ICELAND. SEIS TREMOR CONTINUES TO INC UNDER VATNAJOKULL AND BARDARBUNGA CONT TO ERUPT. VA OBS MOV E AT 50KT. PLEASE SEE ANNOTATED SAT IMAGERY FOR FURTHER DETAILS. EXERCISE
    NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20180817/1225Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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