Subject: FVAU01 ADRM 120909
FVAU01 ADRM 120909

VA ADVISORY

DTG:  20080712/0908Z

VAAC:  DARWIN



VOLCANO:  RABAUL  0502-14=

PSN:  S0416 E15212

AREA:  NEW_BRITAIN SW_PAC

SUMMIT ELEV:  688M/2257FT



ADVISORY NR:  2008/161

INFO SOURCE:  MTSAT

AVIATION COLOUR CODE:  ORANGE

ERUPTION DETAILS:  VA PLUME 40NM TO NW TO FL060.



OBS VA DTG:  12/0930Z

OBS VA CLD:  

SFC/FL060 S0415 E15210 - S0355 E15135 - S0335 E15150 -

S0415 E15210 MOV NW 10KT



FCST VA CLD +6HR:  12/1530Z

SFC/FL060 S0415 E15210 - S0400 E15130 - S0335 E15150 - S0415 E15210 

FCST VA CLD +12HR:  12/2130Z

SFC/FL060 S0415 E15210 - S0400 E15130 - S0335 E15150 - S0415 E15210 

FCST VA CLD +18HR:  13/0330Z

SFC/FL060 S0415 E15210 - S0400 E15130 - S0335 E15150 - S0415 E15210 



RMK:  VA PLUME LAST OBSERVED ON MTSAT 12/0430Z. NOT IDENTIFIABLE

ON LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY BUT VA STILL EXPECTED TO BE IN THE

AREA.  GRAPHIC AT [LOWER CASE]

HTTP://WWW.BOM.GOV.AU/INFO/VAAC/ADVISORIES.SHTML

NXT ADVISORY:  NO LATER THAN 20080712/1530Z



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