Overall Green Volcanic eruption alert for Fournaise, Piton de la in France from 11 Jun 2019 00:00 UTC to 25 Oct 2019 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Volcanic eruption for Fournaise, Piton de la

in France

Volcano Ash Advisories for air traffic

Although Volcano Ash Advisories (VAAC) are not intended for assessing humanitarian impact, the observations of the plume are relevant for understanding local impact. The actual impact (like ash fall) depends on the type of eruption and is not known.

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Measurements Levels

SOURCE	GAUGE LOCATION	LAT	LON	TIME (UTC)	HEIGHT (m)	PERIOD (min)

02/04 09:06 2020-2

24/02 06:59 2020-01

25/10 11:40 2019-06

25/10 11:40 2019-06

11/08 14:00 2019-05

29/07 08:41 2019-04

11/06 03:17 2019-03

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2020-04-02 at 09:06 UTC.

Key information extracted from original VAA message :

Aviation Colour Code :

Eruption at 2020-04-02 08:20 UTC ongoing eruption.
No ash cloud detected.

Original Message :

Received FVXX01 at 09:06 UTC, 02/04/20 from LFPW
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200402/0906Z
VAAC: TOULOUSE
VOLCANO: PITON DE LA FOURNAISE 233020
PSN: S2114 E05542
AREA: INDIAN OCEAN [WESTERN]
SUMMIT ELEV: 2632M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/2
INFO SOURCE: VONA
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS:ERUPTION AT 20200402/0820Z ONGOING ERUPTION
OBS VA DTG: 02/0900Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND SFC/FL140
VRB/05KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 02/1500Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 02/2100Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 03/0300Z NO VA EXP
RMK: NO ASH CLOUD DETECTED
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES=

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2020-02-24 at 06:59 UTC.

Key information extracted from original VAA message :

Aviation Colour Code :

A new eruption started at 06:65 UTC without ash cloud production.
No ash emission.

Original Message :

Received FVXX01 at 07:53 UTC, 10/02/20 from LFPW
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 202002100745Z
VAAC: TOULOUSE
VOLCANO: PITON DE LA FOURNAISE 233020
PSN: S2114 E05542
AREA: INDIAN OCEAN
SUMMIT ELEV: 2632M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/01
INFO SOURCE: VONA
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: A NEW ERUPTION STARTED AT 0650Z WITHOUT ASH CLOUD
PRODUCTION
OBS VA DTG: 10/0745Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT DETECTABLE ON SAT IMAGERY IN SPITE OF GOOD
VISIBILITY WIND SFC/FL180 140/25KT
FCST VA CLD +6HR: 10/1345Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12HR: 10/1945Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18HR: 11/0145Z NO VA EXP
RMK: NO ASH EMISSION
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES
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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2019-10-25 at 11:40 UTC.

Key information extracted from original VAA message :

Aviation Colour Code :

Volcanic eruption started at 10:03 UTC.
No or minor ash emission.

Original Message :

Received FVXX01 at 11:54 UTC, 25/10/19 from LFPW
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20191025/1140Z
VAAC: TOULOUSE
VOLCANO: PITON DE LA FOURNAISE 233020
PSN: S2114 E05542
AREA: INDIAN OCEAN
SUMMIT ELEV: 2632M
ADVISORY NR: 2019/06
INFO SOURCE: VONA
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VOLCANIC ERUPTION STARTED AT 1030Z
OBS VA DTG: 25/1100Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT DETECTABLE ON SAT IMAGERY IN SPITE OF GOOD
VISIBILITY WIND FL080 215/05KT.
FCST VA CLD +6HR: 25/1700Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12HR: 25/2300Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18HR: 26/0500Z NO VA EXP
RMK: NO OR MINOR ASH EMISSION.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES
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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2019-10-25 at 11:40 UTC.

Key information extracted from original VAA message :

Aviation Colour Code :

Volcanic eruption started at 10:03 UTC.
No or minor ash emission.

Original Message :

Received FVXX01 at 11:54 UTC, 25/10/19 from LFPW
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20191025/1140Z
VAAC: TOULOUSE
VOLCANO: PITON DE LA FOURNAISE 233020
PSN: S2114 E05542
AREA: INDIAN OCEAN
SUMMIT ELEV: 2632M
ADVISORY NR: 2019/06
INFO SOURCE: VONA
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VOLCANIC ERUPTION STARTED AT 1030Z
OBS VA DTG: 25/1100Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT DETECTABLE ON SAT IMAGERY IN SPITE OF GOOD
VISIBILITY WIND FL080 215/05KT.
FCST VA CLD +6HR: 25/1700Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12HR: 25/2300Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18HR: 26/0500Z NO VA EXP
RMK: NO OR MINOR ASH EMISSION.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES
=

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2019-08-11 at 14:00 UTC.

Key information extracted from original VAA message :

Aviation Colour Code :

Eruption started at 12:23 UTC.
No or minor ash emission.

Original Message :

Received FVXX01 at 14:12 UTC, 11/08/19 from LFPW
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190811/1400Z
VAAC: TOULOUSE
VOLCANO: PITON DE LA FOURNAISE 233020
PSN: S2114 E05542
AREA: INDIAN OCEAN
SUMMIT ELEV: 2632M
ADVISORY NR: 2019/05
INFO SOURCE: VONA, SAT IMAGERY
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION STARTED AT 1230Z
OBS VA DTG: 11/1400Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT DETECTABLE DUE TO CLOUD MASK. WIND SFC/FL150
120/20KT
FCST VA CLD +6HR: 11/2000Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12HR: 12/0200Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18HR: 12/0800Z NO VA EXP
RMK: NO OR MINOR ASH EMISSION
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORY
=

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2019-07-29 at 08:41 UTC.

Key information extracted from original VAA message :

Aviation Colour Code :

Volcanic eruption is underway.
No or minor ash emission.

Original Message :

Received FVXX01 at 09:00 UTC, 29/07/19 from LFPW
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190729/0841Z
VAAC: TOULOUSE
VOLCANO: PITON DE LA FOURNAISE 233020
PSN: S2114 E05542
AREA: INDIAN OCEAN
SUMMIT ELEV: 2632M
ADVISORY NR: 2019/04
INFO SOURCE: VONA
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VOLCANIC ERUPTION IS UNDERWAY
OBS VA DTG: 29/0900Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND SFC/FL150
000/15KT
FCST VA CLD +6HR: 29/1400Z NO VA EXPECTED
FCST VA CLD +12HR: 29/2000Z NO VA EXPECTED
FCST VA CLD +18HR: 30/0200Z NO VA EXPECTED
RMK: NO OR MINOR ASH EMISSION
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORY
=

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2019-06-11 at 03:17 UTC.

Key information extracted from original VAA message :

Aviation Colour Code :

Effusive eruption is ongoing with no or minor ash emission.
No ash cloud detected on satellite data.

Original Message :

Received FVXX01 at 03:41 UTC, 11/06/19 from LFPW
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190611/0317Z
VAAC: TOULOUSE
VOLCANO: PITON DE LA FOURNAISE 233020
PSN: S2114 E05542
AREA: INDIAN OCEAN
SUMMIT ELEV: 2632M
ADVISORY NR: 2019/03
INFO SOURCE: VONA
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: EFFUSIVE ERUPTION IS ONGOING WITH NO OR MINOR ASH
EMISSION
OBS VA DTG: 11/0300Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND FL100
135/20KT
FCST VA CLD +6HR: 11/0900Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12HR: 11/1500Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18HR: 11/2100Z NO VA EXP
RMK: NO ASH CLOUD DETECTED ON SATELLITE DATA
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES
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