Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Toulouse warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 and is moving at 15 kts in W direction.
The full report is as follows:
FVXX01 at 08:05 UTC, 27/12/25 from LFPW
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20251227/0805Z
VAAC: TOULOUSE
VOLCANO: ETNA 211060
PSN: N3744 E01459
AREA: SICILY VOLCANIC PROVINCE
SOURCE ELEV: 3357M
ADVISORY NR: 2025/77
INFO SOURCE: PILOT REPORT
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 20251227/0630Z NO EXPLOSIVE ACTIVITY
OBS VA DTG: 27/0740Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL150 N3745 E01503 – N3745 E01442 – N3753 E01442 –
N3745 E01503 MOV W 15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 27/1340Z SFC/FL150 N3745 E01500 – N3745 E01412 –
N3757 E01418 – N3745 E01500
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 27/1940Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 28/0140Z NO VA EXP
RMK: SMALL PLUME DETECTABLE FROM WEBCAMS AND SAT IMAGERY BELOW
FL150 MOVING WESTWARD, MAINLY COMPOSED OF WATER AND SO2. DUE TO THE
LOW INTENSITY OF THIS ERUPTIVE EVENT, QVA WILL NOT BE RELEVANT AND
WILL CONSEQUENTLY NOT BE PROVIDED.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20251227/1100Z=