Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Toulouse warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 and is moving at 10 kts in S direction.
The full report is as follows:
FVXX01 at 11:44 UTC, 07/08/26 from LFPW
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20260807/1144Z
VAAC: TOULOUSE
VOLCANO: ETNA 211060
PSN: N3744 E01459
AREA: SICILY VOLCANIC PROVINCE
SOURCE ELEV: 3357M
ADVISORY NR: 2026/40
INFO SOURCE: VONA, WEBCAM, SAT IMAGERY
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 20260806/2020Z ERUPTION RESTARTED
OBS VA DTG: 07/1130Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N3748 E01457 – N3745 E01503 – N3653 E01454 –
N3657 E01436 – N3748 E01457 MOV S 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 07/1730Z SFC/FL100 N3745 E01448 – N3745 E01509 –
N3712 E01518 – N3627 E01500 – N3633 E01418 – N3708 E01436 – N3745
E01448 FL100/200 N3745 E01457 – N3748 E01503 – N3730 E01506 – N3730
E01448 – N3745 E01457
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 07/2330Z SFC/FL100 N3745 E01457 – N3745 E01500 –
N3642 E01506 – N3623 E01451 – N3733 E01451 – N3745 E01457 FL100/200
N3745 E01457 – N3745 E01500 – N3730 E01500 – N3730 E01454 – N3745
E01457
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 08/0530Z NO VA EXP
RMK: ASH EMISSION OBERVED IN THE VICINITY OF THE CRATER.PLUME
DRIFTING SOUTWARD MAINLY COMPOSED OF SO2. DUE TO LOW INTENSITY OF
THE EVENT, QVA WILL NOT BE PROVIDED.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20260807/1700Z=