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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    GRIMSVOTN 373010 at 11:34 (UTC) on Fri 12 Jun 2020

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    DTG: 20200612/1134Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: GRIMSVOTN 373010
    PSN: N6425 W01720
    AREA: ICELAND
    SUMMIT ELEV: 1719M
    ADVISORY NR: 2020/003
    INFO SOURCE: ICELAND MET OFFICE
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXERCISE ONGOING ERUPTION AT GRIMSVOTN EXERCISE
    OBS VA DTG: 12/1100Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N6344 W01742 - N6525 W01744 - N6801 W01343 -N6430 W01538 - N6344 W01742 FL200/350 N6357 W01709 - N6441 W01816 -N6641 W01516 - N6522 W01405 - N6357 W01709 FL350/550 N6443 W01819 -N6629 W01528 - N6528 W01358 - N6349 W01658 - N6443 W01819
    FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 12/1700Z SFC/FL200 N6551 W01747 - N7049 W01049 -N6920 W00834 - N6317 W01738 - N6551 W01747 FL200/350 N6607 W01747 -N7007 W01052 - N6834 W00807 - N6340 W01740 - N6607 W01747 FL350/550N6445 W01811 - N6921 W01115 - N6758 W00730 - N6346 W01642 - N6445W01811
    FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 12/2300Z SFC/FL200 N6314 W01843 - N6900 W01619 -N7206 W01022 - N7213 E00028 - N6314 W01843 FL200/350 N6324 W01831 -N7010 W01609 - N7322 W00452 - N7133 E00101 - N6324 W01831 FL350/550N6350 W01902 - N7057 W01112 - N7137 W00231 - N6433 W01247 - N6350W01902
    FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 13/0500Z SFC/FL200 N7206 W01513 - N7452 E00228 -N7409 E01024 - N6331 W01806 - N7206 W01513 FL200/350 N7328 W01749 -N7448 W01133 - N7540 E01636 - N6334 W01741 - N7328 W01749 FL350/550N7231 W00633 - N7339 E00541 - N6425 W01332 - N6336 W01913 - N7231W00633
    RMK: EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE - EXERCISE. IMO CONFIRM RADAR ANDOTHER OBSERVATIONS SUGGEST ERUPTION ONGOING, BUT PLUME HEIGHT NOW11KM. VA OBS MOV NE AT 30KT. EXERCISE
    NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20200612/1800Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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