Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report:
FVPS01 at 06:24 UTC, 23/02/26 from NZKL
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20260223/0624Z
VAAC: WELLINGTON
VOLCANO: AMBAE 257030
PSN: S1523 E16750
AREA: VANUATU
SOURCE ELEV: 1496M AMSL
ADVISORY NR: 2026/38
INFO SOURCE: GROUND OBSERVATIONS, WEBCAM, H-9
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 20260220/1700Z ERUPTION
REPORTED ON GROUND AND SEEN ON SATELLITE
EST VA DTG: 23/0624Z
EST VA CLD: SFC/FL100 S1518 E16745 – S1520 E16801 – S1624
E16828 – S1628 E16738 MOV SE 05KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 23/1224Z SFC/FL100 S1519 E16746 – S1520
E16801 – S1615 E16824 – S1618 E16739
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 23/1824Z SFC/FL100 S1520 E16745 – S1521
E16801 – S1602 E16819 – S1605 E16741
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 24/0024Z NO VA EXP
RMK: ASH SEEN ON HIMAWARI-9 SATELLITE IN VISIBLE IMAGE,
BEFORE MET CLOUD OBSCURED IT. ASH CONTENT CURRENTLY UNKNOWN
AS VOLCANO IS OBSCURED IN MET CLOUD. LAST REPORTED GROUND
OBSERVATION BEFORE 230000UTC.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20260223/1224Z=