Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING INTERMITTENT ERUPTION OBS VA DTG: 28/1724Z to 20000 ft (6100 m)

Tue, 28 Dec 2021, 17:30

17:30 PM | BY: VN

Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Wellington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 and is moving at 05 kts in N direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVPS01 at 17:24 UTC, 28/12/21 from NZKL
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20211228/1724Z
VAAC: WELLINGTON
VOLCANO: HUNGA TONGA-HUNGA HA'APAI 243040
PSN: S2032 W17523
AREA: TONGA
SUMMIT ELEV: 114M
ADVISORY NR: 2021/39
INFO SOURCE: ERUPTION RPT-TGS, HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING INTERMITTENT ERUPTION
OBS VA DTG: 28/1724Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 S2045 W17530 - S1945 W17530 - S1945
W17500 - S2045 W17500 MOV N 05KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 28/2324Z SFC/FL200 S2045 W17530 - S1945
W17530 - S1945 W17500 - S2045 W17500
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 29/0524Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 29/1124Z NO VA EXP
RMK: ERUPTIVE ACTIVITY IS INTERMITTENT AND ASH FALL MAINLY
CONFINED TO LOWER LEVELS VCY VOLCANO. HEIGHTS BASED ON
20211228/0530Z VOLCANIC ACTIVITY REPORT FROM FROM TONGA GS.
ASH CLOUD TO FL200 WITH STEAM AND GAS TO FL510.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20211228/2324Z=

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Tue, 28 Dec 2021, 06:45

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Mon, 27 Dec 2021, 19:15

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