Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report:
FVPS01 at 15:24 UTC, 24/02/26 from NZKL
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20260224/1524Z
VAAC: WELLINGTON
VOLCANO: AMBAE 257030
PSN: S1523 E16750
AREA: VANUATU
SOURCE ELEV: 1496M AMSL
ADVISORY NR: 2026/44
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-9, ECMWF MODEL
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 20260220/1700Z INTERMITTENT
ERUPTION TO MID-LEVELS
EST VA DTG: 24/1524Z
EST VA CLD: SFC/FL160 S1630 E16711 – S1818 E16710 – S2141
E16856 – S2126 E16602 – S1621 E16633 MOV SW 15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 24/2124Z SFC/FL160 S1513 E16754 – S1757
E16711 – S2104 E16825 – S2102 E16505 – S1528 E16710
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 25/0324Z SFC/FL160 S1514 E16756 – S1714
E16716 – S1949 E16735 – S1948 E16537 – S1502 E16641
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 25/0924Z NO VA EXP
RMK: INTERMITTENT ERUPTION TO MID-LEVELS. VOLCANO OBSCURED
BY MET CLOUD, NO VISIBLE ASH EMITTED AT LAST CLEAR IMAGE
[241250Z]. ASH OBSERVED DOWNSTREAM OF VOLCANO IN HIMAWARI-9
SATELLITE IMAGERY. HEIGHT ESTIMATED BASED ON ECMWF MODEL.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20260224/2124Z=