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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    KVERKFJOLL 373050 at 15:49 (UTC) on Fri 8 Apr 2022

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    STATUS: EXER
    DTG: 20220408/1549Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: KVERKFJOLL 373050
    PSN: N6439 W01640
    AREA: ICELAND
    SUMMIT ELEV: 1933M
    ADVISORY NR: 2022/004
    INFO SOURCE: ICELAND MET OFFICE
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXERCISE ERUPTION BEGAN AT 1455UTC.
    OBS VA DTG: 08/1500Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N6438 W01640 - N6442 W01640 - N6441 W01638 -N6437 W01638 - N6438 W01640 MOV SE 20KT
    FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 08/2100Z SFC/FL200 N6135 W01034 - N6409 W01041 -N6517 W01615 - N6415 W01750 - N6135 W01034 FL200/350 N6031 W01033 -N6320 W00723 - N6512 W01626 - N6441 W01717 - N6031 W01033 FL350/550N6159 W00917 - N6513 W01623 - N6431 W01726 - N5932 W01326 - N6159W00917
    FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 09/0300Z SFC/FL200 N5824 W00449 - N6244 W00554 -N6514 W01641 - N6355 W02010 - N5824 W00449 FL200/350 N5644 W00354 -N6038 W00203 - N6515 W01558 - N6449 W01723 - N5650 W00650 - N5644W00354 FL350/550 N5505 W00848 - N5758 W00348 - N6525 W01533 - N6441W01732 - N5505 W00848
    FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 09/0900Z SFC/FL200 N5354 E00033 - N6045 E00023 -N6547 W01718 - N6359 W02246 - N5922 W00812 - N5354 E00033 FL200/350N5059 W00108 - N5337 E00346 - N6417 W00711 - N6520 W01755 - N5059W00108 FL350/550 N5238 E00258 - N6502 W01137 - N6507 W01807 - N5126W00331 - N5238 E00258
    RMK: EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE - PLUME TO 14KM. MOV SE.
    NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20220408/2249Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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