Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Reykjanes in Iceland on 16 Jul 2025 06:59 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)

16/07 05:05 2025-001 LONDON

16/07 04:34 2025-005 LONDON

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-07-16 at 05:05 UTC.

Key information extracted from original VAA message :

Aviation Colour Code :

Eruption confirmed and still ongoing.
No ash observed.

Original Message :

Received FVXX01 at 05:18 UTC, 16/07/25 from EGRR
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20250716/0505Z
VAAC: LONDON
VOLCANO: REYKJANES 371020
PSN: N6349 W02243
AREA: ICELAND
SUMMIT ELEV: 140M
ADVISORY NR: 2025/001
INFO SOURCE: ICELANDIC MET OFFICE
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION CONFIRMED AND STILL ONGOING
OBS VA DTG: 16/0504Z
OBS VA CLD: NO VA EXP VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND FL300/350 100/45KT
FL300/350 100/45KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 16/1104Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 16/1704Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 16/2304Z NO VA EXP
RMK: NO ASH OBSERVED
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES
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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-07-16 at 04:34 UTC.

Key information extracted from original VAA message :

Aviation Colour Code :

Eruption confirmed and still ongoing.
No ash observed.

Original Message :

Received FVXX01 at 04:37 UTC, 16/07/25 from EGRR
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20250716/0434Z
VAAC: LONDON
VOLCANO: REYKJANES 371020
PSN: N6349 W02243
AREA: ICELAND
SUMMIT ELEV: 140M
ADVISORY NR: 2025/005
INFO SOURCE: ICELANDIC MET OFFICE
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION CONFIRMED AND STILL ONGOING
OBS VA DTG: 16/0400Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N6356 W02539 - N6418 W02452 - N6441 W02256 - N6348 W02208 - N6256 W02442 - N6356 W02539 MOV W 35KT FL200/350 N6444 W02744 - N6508 W02717 - N6402 W02214 - N6338 W02237 - N6312 W02526 - N6444 W02744 MOV W 45KT FL350/550 N6338 W02536 - N6445 W02750 - N6510 W02718 - N6401 W02215 - N6338 W02239 - N6338 W02536 MOV W 40KT
MOV W 40KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 16/1000Z SFC/FL200 N6231 W02722 - N6241 W02854 - N6445 W02952 - N6439 W02344 - N6347 W02157 - N6231 W02722 FL200/350 N6302 W02949 - N6543 W03225 - N7202 W03212 - N6349 W02215 - N6214 W02529 - N6302 W02949 FL350/550 N6519 W03221 - N6855 W03213 - N7017 W03100 - N6326 W02143 - N6321 W02907 - N6519 W03221
W03100 - N6326 W02143 - N6321 W02907 - N6519 W03221
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 16/1600Z SFC/FL200 N6449 W02815 - N6629 W02502 - N6541 W02241 - N6342 W02221 - N6205 W02914 - N6449 W02815 FL200/350 N6301 W03343 - N7400 W03425 - N7626 W01818 - N6353 W02223 - N5855 W02602 - N6301 W03343 FL350/550 N6502 W03354 - N7149 W03428 - N7534 W02308 - N6343 W02222 - N6108 W03038 - N6502 W03354
W02308 - N6343 W02222 - N6108 W03038 - N6502 W03354
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 16/2200Z SFC/FL200 N6132 W02925 - N6618 W03149 - N6751 W02336 - N6717 W01941 - N6339 W02233 - N6132 W02925 FL200/350 N6218 W03418 - N7335 W03359 - N7736 W01711 - N7739 E01257 - N5704 W02556 - N6218 W03418 FL350/550 N5800 W02945 - N6423 W03421 - N7357 W03426 - N7709 W01305 - N7744 E00555 - N5800 W02945
W03426 - N7709 W01305 - N7744 E00555 - N5800 W02945
RMK: NO ASH OBSERVED
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES
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