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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    NYIRAGONGO 223030 at 08:00 (UTC) on Thu 4 Jul 2019

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    DTG: 20190704/0800Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: NYIRAGONGO 223030
    PSN: S0131 E02915
    AREA: AFRICA
    SUMMIT ELEV: 3470M
    ADVISORY NR: 2019/001
    INFO SOURCE: EXERCISE EXERCISE SAT DATA
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE STRONG ERUPTION WITH SIG ASH.
    OBS VA DTG: 04/1000Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 S0044 E02822 - S0131 E03015 - S0243 E02929 - S0134 E02800 - S0044 E02822 FL200/350 S0215 E02858 - S0040 E02722 - S0010 E02907 - S0151 E03022 - S0215 E02858 FL350/550 S0103 E02717 - S0020 E02800 - S0102 E02943 - S0210 E02858 - S0103 E02717
    FCST VA CLD +6HR: 04/1600Z SFC/FL200 S0056 E02656 - S0022 E02943 - S0243 E03129 - S0343 E02919 - S0056 E02656 FL200/350 N0036 E02422 - N0106 E02912 - S0115 E03100 - S0248 E02950 - N0036 E02422 FL350/550 S0035 E02431 - N0106 E02641 - S0045 E02929 - S0210 E02919 - S0035 E02431
    FCST VA CLD +12HR: 04/2200Z SFC/FL200 S0008 E02541 - N0037 E02950 - S0331 E03243 - S0440 E02851 - S0008 E02541 FL200/350 N0126 E02146 - N0223 E02903 - S0150 E03221 - S0326 E03022 - N0126 E02146 FL350/550 S0023 E02142 - N0203 E02401 - N0021 E02934 - S0214 E02912 - S0023 E02142
    FCST VA CLD +18HR: 05/0400Z SFC/FL200 N0018 E02434 - N0059 E02925 - S0527 E03451 - S0538 E02840 - N0018 E02434 FL200/350 N0121 E01923 - N0303 E02321 - N0340 E02959 - S0346 E03344 - S0529 E03118 - N0121 E01923 FL350/550 S0036 E01903 - N0307 E02233 - N0019 E02925 - S0210 E02925 - S0036 E01903
    RMK: EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE THIS IS A BACK UP EXERCISE
    NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES
    Volcanic ash graphic

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