Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Reykjanes in Iceland on 01 Apr 2025 13:34 UTC

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Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Reykjanes

in Iceland

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)

01/04 11:02 2025-003 LONDON

01/04 10:54 2025-002 LONDON

01/04 09:56 2025-001 LONDON

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-04-01 at 11:02 UTC.

Key information extracted from original VAA message :

Aviation Colour Code :

Effusive eruption continues.
No ash detected. No further advisories will be issued unless ash is detected.

Original Message :

Received FVXX01 at 11:11 UTC, 01/04/25 from EGRR
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20250401/1102Z
VAAC: LONDON
VOLCANO: REYKJANES 371020
PSN: N6349 W02243
AREA: ICELAND
SUMMIT ELEV: 140M
ADVISORY NR: 2025/003
INFO SOURCE: IMO
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: EFFUSIVE ERUPTION CONTINUES
OBS VA DTG: 01/1100Z
OBS VA CLD: NO VA EXP VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 01/1700Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 01/2300Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 02/0500Z NO VA EXP
RMK: NO ASH DETECTED. NO FURTHER ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED UNLESS
ASH IS DETECTED
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES
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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-04-01 at 10:54 UTC.

Key information extracted from original VAA message :

Aviation Colour Code :

Effusive eruption.
No ash detected on radar. 700m longitude fissure eruption observed north of grindavik.

Original Message :

Received FVXX01 at 11:00 UTC, 01/04/25 from EGRR
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20250401/1054Z
VAAC: LONDON
VOLCANO: REYKJANES 371020
PSN: N6349 W02243
AREA: ICELAND
SUMMIT ELEV: 140M
ADVISORY NR: 2025/002
INFO SOURCE: IMO
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
ERUPTION DETAILS: EFFUSIVE ERUPTION
OBS VA DTG: 01/1042Z
OBS VA CLD: NO VA EXP VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 01/1642Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 01/2242Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 02/0442Z NO VA EXP
RMK: NO ASH DETECTED ON RADAR. 700M LONG FISSURE ERUPTION OBSERVED
NORTH OF GRINDAVIK
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20250401/1700Z
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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-04-01 at 09:56 UTC.

Key information extracted from original VAA message :

Aviation Colour Code :

Effusive eruption.
Eruption confirmed.

Original Message :

Received FVXX01 at 10:07 UTC, 01/04/25 from EGRR
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20250401/0956Z
VAAC: LONDON
VOLCANO: REYKJANES 371020
PSN: N6349 W02243
AREA: ICELAND
SUMMIT ELEV: 140M
ADVISORY NR: 2025/001
INFO SOURCE: IMO
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
ERUPTION DETAILS: EFFUSIVE ERUPTION
OBS VA DTG: 01/0950Z
OBS VA CLD: NOT AVBL VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND FL000/100 230/25KT
FL000/100 230/25KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 01/1550Z NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 01/2150Z NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 02/0350Z NOT AVBL
RMK: ERUPTION CONFIRMED
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20250401/1100Z
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