Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Villarrica
in Chile

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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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2023-10-06 at 15:38 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


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  • No eruption.
  • Latest ovdas sernageomin report indicates a decrease in the alert level from orange to yellow due to a to moderate levels of activity.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2023-09-30 at 13:25 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


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  • Only steam and gases.
  • Volcanic ash cloud not detected in satellite images under sky clear. The volcanic ash emission has ceased, and web cam show only a weak emission of steam and gases dissipaling near the summit. Will keep monitoring and issue an advice if necessary.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2023-09-30 at 12:30 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


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  • Intermittent faint emission.
  • Significant meteorological information and ars report volcanic ash emission at flight level 110 (3300m) web cameras show weak emission of vapor and volcanic ash dissipaling near the summit. Volcanic ash cloud not detected in satellite images under sky clear.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2023-09-26 at 18:00 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


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  • Volcanic ash not detected.
  • Volcanic ash not detected in satellite imagery nor webcam in last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station hours. Smn.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2023-09-26 at 12:00 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


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  • Continue emission of volcanic ash.
  • Volcanic ash not observation in satellite imagery due the nature of the emission. Webcam shows a weak and continuous emission of volcanic ash at summit level. Smn.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2023-09-26 at 11:15 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


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  • Weak emission of volcanic ash.
  • A weak emission of volcanic ash at summit level is observation in webcam. Smn.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2023-09-24 at 18:10 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


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  • No eruption.
  • Latest ovdas sernageomin report raised alert level from yellow to orange due to an increase in seismic activity in the last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station day.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2023-09-24 at 00:00 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


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  • No emissions.
  • No emissions of volcanic ash detected in satellite and webcam imagery. We will continue monitoring and issue an advisory if necessary.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2023-09-23 at 18:00 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


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  • Weak volcanic ash emission.
  • Volcanic ash not identifiable from satellite data. Weak volcanic ash emission near summit level is seen in webcam.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2023-09-23 at 17:20 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


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  • Weak volcanic ash emission.
  • Svo reported volcanic ash emission near summit level.

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