Subject: FVAU01 ADRM 130001

FVAU01 ADRM 130001

VA ADVISORY
DTG:  20080813/0001Z
VAAC:  DARWIN

VOLCANO:  RABAUL  0502-14=
PSN:  S0416 E15212
AREA:  NEW_BRITAIN SW_PAC
SUMMIT ELEV:  688M/2257FT

ADVISORY NR:  2008/256
INFO SOURCE:  MTSAT, RVO
AVIATION COLOUR CODE:  ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS:  VA PLUME TO FL050 LAST DETECTED ON 12/0430Z
MTSAT VIS IMAGE

OBS VA DTG:  12/2345Z
OBS VA CLD:  
WINDS SFC/FL070 100/10KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR:  13/0545Z
 
FCST VA CLD +12HR:  13/1145Z
 
FCST VA CLD +18HR:  13/1745Z
 

RMK:  VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE ON SAT IMAGERY DUE TO METEOROLOGICAL
CLOUD BUT EXPECTED TO STILL BE IN AREA. RVO ADVISE INTERMITTENT
ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE.  GRAPHIC AT [LOWER CASE]
HTTP://WWW.BOM.GOV.AU/INFO/VAAC/ADVISORIES.SHTML
NXT ADVISORY:  NO LATER THAN 20080813/0545Z