Subject: FVAU01 ADRM 261450


FVAU01 ADRM 261450                                              2009177 1451
VA ADVISORY
DTG:  20090626/1450Z
VAAC:  DARWIN
VOLCANO:  RABAUL  0502-14
PSN:  S0416 E15212
AREA:  NEW_BRITAIN SW_PAC
SUMMIT ELEV:  688M
ADVISORY NR:  2009/253
INFO SOURCE:  MTSAT-1R, NOAA-17
AVIATION COLOUR CODE:  ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS:  VA PLUME TO FL050 LAST DETECTED 30NM TO NW AT
26/0130Z.
OBS VA DTG:  26/1500Z
OBS VA CLD:
SFC/FL050 S0415 E15210 - S0405 E15125 - S0325 E15135 -
S0415 E15210 MOV NW 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6HR:  26/2100Z
SFC/FL050 S0415 E15210 - S0405 E15125 - S0325 E15135 - S0415 E15210
FCST VA CLD +12HR:  27/0300Z
SFC/FL050 S0415 E15210 - S0405 E15125 - S0325 E15135 - S0415 E15210
FCST VA CLD +18HR:  27/0900Z
SFC/FL050 S0415 E15210 - S0405 E15125 - S0325 E15135 - S0415 E15210
RMK:  UNABLE TO DETECT VA ON LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY DUE TO
METEOROLOGICAL CLOUD, BUT STILL EXPECTED IN AREA.  GRAPHIC AT
[LOWER CASE] HTTP://WWW.BOM.GOV.AU/INFO/VAAC/ADVISORIES.SHTML
NXT ADVISORY:  NO LATER THAN 20090626/2100Z