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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 2025-03-21 at 16:23 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


  • Steam and gases only.
  • Volcanic ash not seen in satellite and on webam. Steam and gas emissions only. Further volcanic ash emission are. Kibler.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-03-21 at 10:43 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


  • Poss volcanic ash emission continuing.
  • Poss volcanic ash emission just above summit continuing as seen in webcam. Difficult to see in satellite imagery. Model guidance shows a continue wsw move through t+6 hours. Height and move based on model guidance. Kibler.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-03-21 at 04:54 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


  • Light volcanic ash emission.
  • Volcanic ash emission visible in satellite img move wsw ext approximate 15nm from summit. Wsw mvmt exp through t+6. Forecast based on satellite and model. Gatling.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-03-18 at 05:03 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


  • Volcanic ash emission has disp in satellite imagery. No new emission.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-03-17 at 23:19 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


  • Possible volcanic ash emission.
  • Volcanic ash emission not obsd in satellite img due to meteorological clouds but volcanic ash emission may be obscured. Little change in forecast exp through t+12 hours. Mvmt and height based on nwp. Bertalan.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-03-17 at 17:30 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


  • Continue volcanic ash emission.
  • Volcanic ash seen on webcam and satellite img mvng southwest bynd coastline at apx 60 nmi from summit. Volcanic ash emission likely to continue. Nwp models forecast southwest mvnt through t+18 hours. Liner.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-03-17 at 12:09 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


  • Continue volcanic ash emission.
  • Volcanic ash emission seen in satellite img mvng southwest from summit extnd over coastline at apx 80 nmi. Nwp models sgst shift in winds to wsw through t+18 hours. Liner.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-03-17 at 08:22 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


  • Continue volcanic ash emission observation.
  • Continue volcanic ash emission observation move southwest in satellite imagery. Volcanic ash forecast to continue southwest move through t+12hrs before disp. Volcano activity moderate. Fisher.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-03-17 at 02:24 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


  • New volcanic ash emission observation.
  • Volcanic ash aloft observation move southwest in satellite imagery. Volcanic ash aloft forecast to continue southwest move through t+6hrs before disp. Volcano activity moderate. Fisher.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-03-11 at 07:50 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


  • Volcanic ash emission ended.
  • Volcanic ash not detected on various satellite products. Earlier detached volcanic ash plume has dissipated. Webcam shows no activity last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station several hour. New volcanic ash emission likely at any. Konon.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-03-11 at 01:56 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


  • Volcanic ash emission continue.
  • Remnant volcanic ash to the w/sw and nw beginning to dissipate. Possible new light volcanic ash emission observation in satellite img move southwest from summit ext approximate 10nm from summit. Forecast based on satellite and model. Gatling.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-03-10 at 20:14 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


  • Ongoing eruption.
  • Volcanic ash emission continue but activity is decreasing. New emission and remnant volcanic ash visible in satellite img move southwest and nw. And mvmt based on satellite and model. Gatling.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-03-10 at 14:16 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


  • Ongoing eruption.
  • Lrge volcanic ash emission continue on webcam and satellite img mvng southwest and nw-n. Full exnt of volcanic ash cloud is uncertain due to meteorological cloud. Estimate from webcam and forecast bsd on ash3d. Liner.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-03-10 at 08:20 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


  • Signature volcanic ash emission ongoing.
  • Vaa updated early due to volcanic ash mvmnt. Thin volcanic ash plume on satellite moving about 110 nm southwest of summit over open pacific. Dense volcanic ash plume currently about 70 nm nw of summit. Webcam shows very strong continuous volcanic ash emission. Model winds at both forecast to become more from the e next 18 hour. Konon.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-03-10 at 04:34 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


  • Signature volcanic ash emission ongoing.
  • Moderately dense volcanic ash plume detected on satellite moving aprox 80 nm southwest of summit to open pacific. Second higher plume to flight level 160 (4800m) moving nw of summit. Model winds at flight level 140 (4200m) forecast to veer over next 18 hour. Konon.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-03-09 at 22:45 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


  • New volcanic ash emission observation move.
  • New volcanic ash emission observation in satellite imagery at 9/ 200z UTC new volcanic ash emission forecast to continue w move through t+12hrs before disp. Volcano activity moderate. Fisher.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-03-09 at 21:44 UTC.

    Key information extracted from original VAA message :


  • Volcanic ash emission has disp.
  • Volcanic ash emission has disp in satellite imagery. No new emission.

Original Message :