Subject: FVAU01 ADRM 152353
FVAU01 ADRM 152353

VA ADVISORY

DTG:  20080715/2352Z

VAAC:  DARWIN



VOLCANO:  RABAUL  0502-14=

PSN:  S0416 E15212

AREA:  NEW_BRITAIN SW_PAC

SUMMIT ELEV:  688M/2257FT



ADVISORY NR:  2008/178

INFO SOURCE:  MTSAT

AVIATION COLOUR CODE:  ORANGE

ERUPTION DETAILS:  VA PLUME TO FL070 LAST DETECTED 50NM TO NW AT

15/0530Z



OBS VA DTG:  16/0000Z

OBS VA CLD:  ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA

WINDS SFC/FL070 090/10KT



FCST VA CLD +6HR:  16/0600Z

 

FCST VA CLD +12HR:  16/1200Z

 

FCST VA CLD +18HR:  16/1800Z

 



RMK:  AREA OBSCURED BY METEOROLOGICAL CLOUD, BUT VA EXPECTED TO

STILL BE IN THE AREA. RVO ADVISE INTERMITTENT LOW

LEVEL ERUPTIONS WILL CONTINUE  GRAPHIC AT [LOWER CASE]
HTTP://WWW.BOM.GOV.AU/INFO/VAAC/ADVISORIES.SHTML

NXT ADVISORY:  NO LATER THAN 20080716/0600Z



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