Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report:
FVPS01 at 03:25 UTC, 22/02/26 from NZKL
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20260222/0325Z
VAAC: WELLINGTON
VOLCANO: AMBAE 257030
PSN: S1523 E16750
AREA: VANUATU
SOURCE ELEV: 1496M AMSL
ADVISORY NR: 2026/32
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-9 SATELLITE, WEBCAM
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 20260220/1700Z LOW LEVEL
ERUPTION.
EST VA DTG: 22/0325Z
EST VA CLD: SFC/FL100 S1522 E16747 – S1521 E16755 – S1556
E16820 – S1609 E16743 MOV SE 05KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 22/0925Z SFC/FL100 S1518 E16753 – S1533
E16838 – S1600 E16820 – S1524 E16744
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 22/1525Z SFC/FL100 S1520 E16751 – S1549
E16829 – S1607 E16805 – S1524 E16744
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 22/2125Z NO VA EXP
RMK: SMALL PLUME VISIBLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY AND WEBCAM,
PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY MET CLOUD. TOPS BASED ON ECMWF MODEL.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20260222/0925Z=