Overall Green Volcanic eruption alert for Stromboli in Italy on 19 May 2021 00:00 UTC

Volcano Ash Advisories for air traffic

Although Volcano Ash Advisories (VAAC) are not intended for assessing humanitarian impact, the observations of the plume are relevant for understanding local impact. The actual impact (like ash fall) depends on the type of eruption and is not known.

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Measurements Levels

SOURCE	GAUGE LOCATION	LAT	LON	TIME (UTC)	HEIGHT (m)	PERIOD (min)

19 May 14:20

19/05 14:57 2021-2

19/05 14:20 2021-1

19/05 00:00

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2021-05-19 at 14:57 UTC.

Key information extracted from original VAA message :

Aviation Colour Code :

Eruption at 2021-05-19 13:00 UTC feeble ash emission ongoing.
Thin ash plume moving east and dissipating. Some ash emission above volcano.

Original Message :

Received FVXX01 at 14:59 UTC, 19/05/21 from LFPW
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210519/1457Z
VAAC: TOULOUSE
VOLCANO: STROMBOLI 211040
PSN: N3847 E01512
AREA: ITALY
SUMMIT ELEV: 924M
ADVISORY NR: 2021/2
INFO SOURCE: SAT DATA, INGV REPORTS
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS:ERUPTION AT 20210519/1300Z FEEBLE ASH EMISSION
ONGOING
OBS VA DTG: 19/1500Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL070 N3845 E01515 - N3842 E01557 - N3833 E01554 - N3845 E01515 MOV E 20KT
N3845 E01515 MOV E 20KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 19/2100Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 20/0300Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 20/0900Z NO VA EXP
RMK: THIN ASH PLUME MOVING EAST AND DISSIPATING. SOME ASH EMISSION
ABOVE VOLCANO
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES=

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2021-05-19 at 14:20 UTC.

Key information extracted from original VAA message :

Aviation Colour Code :

Eruption at 2021-05-19 13:00 UTC explosive activity producing some ash.
A thin ash plume up to flight level 70 (2100m) move e.

Original Message :

Received FVXX01 at 14:21 UTC, 19/05/21 from LFPW
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210519/1420Z
VAAC: TOULOUSE
VOLCANO: STROMBOLI 211040
PSN: N3847 E01512
AREA: ITALY
SUMMIT ELEV: 924M
ADVISORY NR: 2021/1
INFO SOURCE: SAT DATA, INGV REPORT
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS:ERUPTION AT 20210519/1300Z EXPLOSIVE ACTIVITY
PRODUCING SOME ASH
OBS VA DTG: 19/1410Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL070 N3845 E01512 - N3845 E01545 - N3830 E01545 - N3845 E01512 MOV E 20KT
N3845 E01512 MOV E 20KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 19/2010Z NOT PROVIDED
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 20/0210Z NOT PROVIDED
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 20/0810Z NOT PROVIDED
RMK: A THIN ASH PLUME UP TO FL070 MOV E
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20210519/1500Z=

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2021-05-19 at 00:00 UTC.

Key information extracted from original VAA message :

Original Message :

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