NYAMURAGIRA - 2006-12-07 15:00 utc


VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY

ISSUED:
20061207/1500Z

VAAC:
TOULOUSE

VOLCANO:
NYAMURAGIRA 0203-02

LOCATION:
S0124E02912

AREA:
DR-CONGO

SUMMIT ELEVATION:
3058M

ADVISORY NUMBER:
2006/14

INFORMATION SOURCE:
METEOSAT8

AVIATION COLOUR CODE:
UNKNOWN

ERUPTION DETAILS:
AN ERUPTION APPARENTLY STARTED AROUND 0600UTC. NO SO2 SIGNAL ON
METEOSAT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS IN THE AREA BUT THE LAST
SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT ERUPTION IS APPARENTLY STOPPED.

OBS ASH DATE/TIME:
07/1430Z

OBS ASH CLOUD:
ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA.
WINDS SFC/FL140 VRB/05KT FL140/180 060/15KT FL180/300 080/20KT

FCST ASH CLOUD+6H:
NO ASH EXP

FCST ASH CLOUD+12H:
NO ASH EXP

FCST ASH CLOUD+18H:
NO ASH EXP

NEXT ADVISORY:
NO FURTHER ADVISORIES

REMARKS:
THIS NYAMURAGIRA ERUPTION HAS NOT BEEN YET CONFIRMED BY ANY AOTHER
PIECE OF INFORMATION.=