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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    GRIMSVOTN 373010 at 15:00 (UTC) on Tue 13 Sep 2016

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA EXTENDED ADVISORY
    DTG: 20160913/1500Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: GRIMSVOTN 373010
    PSN: N6425 W01719
    AREA: ICELAND
    SUMMIT ELEV: 1719M
    EXTENDED ADVISORY NR: 2016/002
    INFO SOURCE: ICELANDIC MET OFFICE
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: UNKNOWN
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXERCISE ONGOING WITH ESTIMATED ERUPTION HEIGHT OF 25KM
    FCST VA CLD +24HR: 14/1500Z SFC/FL200 N6012 W00337 - N6012 W00452 - N6442 W03331 - N6506 W03445 - N6513 W03453 - N6524 W03457 - N6555 W03455 - N6609 W03441 - N6654 W03150 - N7339 E00011 - N7510 E02029 - N7510 E02140 - N7505 E02152 - N7451 E02200 - N7359 E02200 - N7242 E02122 - N6959 E01719 - N6206 E00456 - N6120 E00310 - N6057 E00126 - N6035 W00045 - N6012 W00337 FL200/350 N5949 W00303 - N5950 W00417 - N6401 W01722 - N6413 W01730 - N6549 W01730 - N6600 W01727 - N6714 W01539 - N7254 W00237 - N7532 E00841 - N7809 E02605 - N7855 E03145 - N7855 E03257 - N7850 E03307 - N7842 E03314 - N7827 E03315 - N7815 E03306 - N6315 E00821 - N6121 E00420 - N6035 E00129 - N5949 W00303 FL350/550 N6142 W00415 - N6357 W01710 - N6406 W01727 - N6518 W01803 - N6534 W01803 - N6646 W01726 - N6904 W01543 - N7036 W01358 - N7208 W01106 - N7339 W00633 - N7447 W00204 - N7532 E00119 - N7639 E00805 - N7639 E00923 - N7616 E01104 - N7553 E01214 - N7421 E01614 - N7409 E01622 - N7252 E01623 - N7135 E01545 - N6426 E01006 - N6251 E00710 - N6227 E00523 - N6204 E00307 - N6142 W00229 - N6142 W00415
    RMK: EXERCISE T+0 CONFIDENCE HIGH EXERCISE
    NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20160913/2100Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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