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    Volcanic Ash

    London VAAC: Volcanic ash advisories and graphics - detail


    SANTORINI 212040 at 12:04 (UTC) on Fri 12 Mar 2021

    • Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA)

    • Volcanic Ash Graphic (VAG)

    VA ADVISORY
    STATUS: EXER
    DTG: 20210312/1204Z
    VAAC: LONDON
    VOLCANO: SANTORINI 212040
    PSN: N3624 E02524
    AREA: GREECE
    SUMMIT ELEV: 367M
    ADVISORY NR: 2021/002
    INFO SOURCE: EXERCISE - LEASE DISREGARD
    AVIATION COLOUR CODE: UNKNOWN
    ERUPTION DETAILS: EXERCISE - PLEASE DISREGARD
    OBS VA DTG: 12/1200Z
    OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N3622 E02447 - N3655 E02536 - N3611 E02640 -N3539 E02551 - N3622 E02447 MOV SE 15KT FL200/350 N3622 E02447 -N3655 E02536 - N3614 E02706 - N3532 E02603 - N3622 E02447 MOV E 20KTFL350/550 N3623 E02447 - N3716 E02606 - N3559 E02802 - N3547 E02542- N3623 E02447 MOV E 25KT
    FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 12/1801Z SFC/FL200 N3531 E02501 - N3737 E02503 -N3526 E03056 - N3356 E02720 - N3531 E02501 FL200/350 N3556 E02405 -N3656 E02536 - N3558 E03209 - N3442 E03047 - N3556 E02405 FL350/550N3601 E02413 - N3726 E02620 - N3543 E03349 - N3402 E03644 - N3601E02413
    FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 13/0001Z SFC/FL200 N3226 E02917 - N3715 E02242 -N3630 E02932 - N3413 E03511 - N3226 E02917 FL200/350 N3344 E02609 -N3705 E02438 - N3550 E03240 - N3258 E04103 - N3344 E02609 FL350/550N3436 E02656 - N3708 E02354 - N3555 E03351 - N3022 E04846 - N3436E02656
    FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 13/0601Z SFC/FL200 N3053 E02843 - N3709 E02404 -N3629 E03159 - N3317 E03904 - N3053 E02843 FL200/350 N3136 E02728 -N3656 E02439 - N3655 E03108 - N2942 E05041 - N3136 E02728 FL350/550N3337 E02938 - N3656 E02354 - N3655 E03129 - N2746 E05834 - N3337E02938
    RMK: PLEASE DISREGARD - EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE
    NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20210312/1230Z
    Volcanic ash graphic

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