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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    HEKLA 372070 at 09:00 (UTC) on Fri 14 Dec 2018

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    VA EXTENDED ADVISORY
    DTG: 20181214/0900Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: HEKLA 372070
    PSN: N6359 W01940
    AREA: ICELAND
    SUMMIT ELEV: 1490M
    EXTENDED ADVISORY NR: 2018/002
    INFO SOURCE: EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXERCISE VOLCICE - HEKLA ERUPTING TO 18KM EXERCISE EXERCISE
    FCST VA CLD +24HR: 15/0900Z SFC/FL200 N5904 W03942 - N5929 W04057 - N6017 W04208 - N6232 W04423 - N6244 W04430 - N6313 W04430 - N6325 W04425 - N6415 W04310 - N6954 W02905 - N7232 W02111 - N7402 W01350 - N7425 W01059 - N7510 E00123 - N7510 E02032 - N7447 E02321 - N7439 E02337 - N7421 E02341 - N7406 E02329 - N7342 E02216 - N5905 W03754 - N5904 W03942 FL200/350 N5757 W03755 - N5757 W04018 - N5821 W04130 - N5909 W04241 - N5959 W04320 - N6109 W04355 - N6307 W04430 - N6326 W04424 - N6353 W04344 - N7015 W02941 - N7124 W02650 - N7254 W02219 - N7339 W01929 - N7402 W01746 - N7510 W01101 - N7532 W00736 - N7555 W00232 - N7617 E02427 - N7616 E03550 - N7555 E04155 - N7532 E04447 - N7510 E04626 - N7505 E04637 - N7451 E04645 - N7359 E04645 - N7347 E04638 - N7342 E04625 - N5757 W03755 FL350/550 N6119 W03755 - N6120 W04050 - N6211 W04317 - N6222 W04323 - N6258 W04321 - N6352 W04238 - N6652 W03700 - N6801 W03443 - N6953 W03013 - N7123 W02617 - N7232 W02252 - N7402 W01640 - N7447 W01209 - N7510 W00844 - N7532 W00339 - N7555 E01743 - N7554 E03912 - N7531 E04342 - N7525 E04351 - N7515 E04356 - N7419 E04356 - N7409 E04348 - N6744 E03122 - N6719 E03009 - N6119 W03755
    RMK: EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE - HEKLA ERUPTING. PLUMES INITIALLY OVER BUT HEADING N IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE
    NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20181214/1230Z

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