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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    GRIMSVOTN 373010 at 15:40 (UTC) on Tue 11 Aug 2015

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    DTG: 20150811/1540Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: GRIMSVOTN 373010
    PSN: N6425 W01720
    AREA: ICELAND
    SUMMIT ELEV: 1725M
    ADVISORY NR: 2015/002
    INFO SOURCE: IMO EXERCISE VOLCICE
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE ONGOING ERUPTION TO 15000M
    OBS VA DTG: 11/1500Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N6439 W01736 - N6442 W01707 - N6430 W01614 - N6401 W01614 - N6354 W01732 - N6439 W01736 FL200/350 N6432 W01731 - N6433 W01607 - N6357 W01604 - N6402 W01744 - N6432 W01731 FL350/550 N6436 W01742 - N6436 W01607 - N6403 W01615 - N6405 W01739 - N6436 W01742
    FCST VA CLD +6HR: 11/2100Z SFC/FL200 N6503 W01735 - N6504 W01022 - N6417 W00804 - N6230 W00843 - N6333 W01731 - N6503 W01735 FL200/350 N6449 W01744 - N6516 W00749 - N6225 W00505 - N6125 W00741 - N6329 W01742 - N6449 W01744 FL350/550 N6505 W01819 - N6505 W00802 - N6246 W00616 - N6143 W00849 - N6352 W01755 - N6505 W01819
    FCST VA CLD +12HR: 12/0300Z SFC/FL200 N6558 W01730 - N6509 W00034 - N6037 E00129 - N6007 W00239 - N6358 W01742 - N6558 W01730 FL200/350 N6456 W01800 - N6547 E00010 - N6002 E00532 - N5634 W00314 - N6355 W01744 - N6456 W01800 FL350/550 N6533 W01732 - N6517 W00144 - N6037 E00351 - N5611 W00225 - N6352 W01753 - N6352 W01750 - N6533 W01732
    FCST VA CLD +18HR: 12/0900Z SFC/FL200 N6606 W01757 - N6614 E00801 - N6023 E01301 - N5703 E00244 - N6400 W01831 - N6606 W01757 FL200/350 N6519 W02028 - N6528 E01626 - N5612 E00930 - N5250 W00624 - N5945 W00814 - N6519 W02028 FL350/550 N6439 W01842 - N6647 W01114 - N6315 E01052 - N5839 E01224 - N5312 W00433 - N6439 W01842
    RMK: EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE
    NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20150811/1800Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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