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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    JANMAYEN 376010 at 09:02 (UTC) on Fri 12 Mar 2021

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    STATUS: EXER
    DTG: 20210312/0902Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: JANMAYEN 376010
    PSN: N7105 W00809
    AREA: NORWAY
    SUMMIT ELEV: 2085M
    ADVISORY NR: 2021/002
    INFO SOURCE: ICELAND MET OFFICE
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
    ERUPTION DETAILS: JAN MAYEN ERUPTION TO 12KM ONGOING - EXERCISE
    OBS VA DTG: 12/0900Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N7126 W00832 - N7041 W00821 - N7113 W00738 -N7126 W00832 MOV W 25KT FL200/350 N7125 W00808 - N7120 W00834 -N7046 W00821 - N7100 W00759 - N7125 W00808 MOV W 10KT FL350/550N7124 W00837 - N7043 W00827 - N7101 W00759 - N7124 W00813 - N7124W00837 MOV W 10KT
    FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 12/1500Z SFC/FL200 N7034 W01439 - N7152 W00848 -N7044 W00706 - N6946 W01227 - N7034 W01439 FL200/350 N7015 W00936 -N7104 W01052 - N7219 W00857 - N7102 W00701 - N7015 W00936 FL350/550N7019 W00842 - N7119 W01014 - N7207 W00838 - N7115 W00719 - N7019W00842
    FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 12/2100Z SFC/FL200 N6936 W01924 - N7214 W00821 -N7050 W00709 - N6853 W01317 - N6936 W01924 FL200/350 N7154 W01134 -N7246 W00738 - N7041 W00735 - N6900 W01202 - N7154 W01134 FL350/550N7015 W00954 - N7112 W01107 - N7308 W00937 - N7059 W00627 - N7015W00954
    FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 13/0300Z SFC/FL200 N6849 W02140 - N7255 W00736 -N7055 W00736 - N6725 W01415 - N6849 W02140 FL200/350 N6817 W01643 -N7219 W01024 - N7441 W00452 - N6922 W00838 - N6817 W01643 FL350/550N7136 W01135 - N7307 W00855 - N7029 W00448 - N7016 W01126 - N7136W01135
    RMK: ERUPTION TO 12KM. EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE
    NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20210312/1230Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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