Subject: FVAU01 ADRM 072348


FVAU01 ADRM 072348

VA ADVISORY

DTG:  20080407/2347Z

VAAC:  DARWIN



VOLCANO:  RABAUL  0502-14=

PSN:  S0416 E15212

AREA:  NEW_BRITAIN SW_PAC

SUMMIT ELEV:  688M/2257FT



ADVISORY NR:  2008/33

INFO SOURCE:  RVO, MTSAT

AVIATION COLOUR CODE:  ORANGE

ERUPTION DETAILS:  THIN LOW LEVEL PLUME 40NM TO ESE



OBS VA DTG:  07/2345Z

OBS VA CLD:  

SFC/FL100 S0415 E15215 - S0415 E15250 - S0435 E15245 -

S0415 E15215 MOV ESE 10KT



FCST VA CLD +6HR:  08/0545Z

SFC/FL100 S0415 E15210 - S0420 E15255 - S0440 E15250 - S0415 E15210 

FCST VA CLD +12HR:  08/1145Z

SFC/FL100  NO VA EXP

FCST VA CLD +18HR:  08/1745Z

SFC/FL100  NO VA EXP



RMK:  LOW LEVEL PLUME VISIBLE ON 07/2230Z IMAGERY. RVO

ADVISE ERUPTIONS ARE CONTINUING. PLUME IS MOSTLY GAS, WITH SOME

LIGHT GREY ASH. SMALL TO MODERATE ASH EMISSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO

CONTI  GRAPHIC AT [LOWER CASE]

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

NXT ADVISORY:  NO LATER THAN 20080408/0545Z




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