Subject: FVAU01 ADRM 280131
FVAU01 ADRM 280131

VA ADVISORY

DTG:  20080828/0131Z

VAAC:  DARWIN



VOLCANO:  RABAUL  0502-14=

PSN:  S0416 E15212

AREA:  NEW_BRITAIN SW_PAC

SUMMIT ELEV:  688M/2257FT



ADVISORY NR:  2008/287

INFO SOURCE:  MTSAT-1R, NOAA

AVIATION COLOUR CODE:  ORANGE

ERUPTION DETAILS:  VA PLUME TO FL050 VISIBLE ON MTSAT IMAGE 28/0030Z



OBS VA DTG:  28/0115Z

OBS VA CLD:  

SFC/FL050 S0415 E15210 - S0335 E15115 - S0415 E15115 -

S0415 E15210 MOV NW 10KT



FCST VA CLD +6HR:  28/0715Z

SFC/FL050 S0415 E15210 - S0330 E15105 - S0415 E15105 - S0415 E15210 

FCST VA CLD +12HR:  28/1315Z

SFC/FL050 S0415 E15210 - S0325 E15055 - S0415 E15055 - S0415 E15210 

FCST VA CLD +18HR:  28/1915Z

SFC/FL050 S0415 E15210 - S0320 E15045 - S0415 E15045 - S0415 E15210 



RMK:  VA PLUME OBSERVED 40NM TO NW AT 28/0030Z.  GRAPHIC AT [LOWER

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

NXT ADVISORY:  NO LATER THAN 20080828/0715Z



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