Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING INTERMITTENT ERUPTION OBS VA DTG: 29/0446Z to 25000 ft (7600 m)

Wed, 29 Dec 2021, 05:00

05:00 AM | BY: VN

Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Wellington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 25000 ft (7600 m) altitude or flight level 250 and is moving at 05 kts in N direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVPS01 at 04:46 UTC, 29/12/21 from NZKL
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20211229/0446Z
VAAC: WELLINGTON
VOLCANO: HUNGA TONGA-HUNGA HA'APAI 243040
PSN: S2032 W17523
AREA: TONGA
SUMMIT ELEV: 114M
ADVISORY NR: 2021/41
INFO SOURCE: TONGA MET VONA, HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING INTERMITTENT ERUPTION
OBS VA DTG: 29/0446Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL250 S2045 W17530 - S1945 W17530 - S1945
W17515 - S2030 W17500 MOV N 05KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 29/1046Z SFC/FL250 S2045 W17530 - S1945
W17530 - S1945 W17515 - S2030 W17500
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 29/1646Z SFC/FL250 S2045 W17530 - S1945
W17530 - S1945 W17515 - S2030 W17500
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 29/2246Z SFC/FL250 S2045 W17530 - S1945
W17530 - S1945 W17515 - S2030 W17500
RMK: ERUPTIVE ACTIVITY IS INTERMITTENT AND ASH FALL MAINLY
CONFINED TO LOWER LEVELS VCY VOLCANO. STEAM AND GAS CLD TO
FL400 DRIFTING NORTHWARD.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20211229/1046Z=

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Tue, 28 Dec 2021, 17:30

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, 06:45

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING INTERMITTENT ERUPTION OBS VA DTG: 28/0637Z to 12000 ft (3700 m)

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