Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Anchorage (VAAC) issued the following report:
FVAK22 at 03:20 UTC, 01/08/26 from PAWU
VAAAK2
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20260801/0258Z
VAAC: ANCHORAGE
VOLCANO: SHEVELUCH 300270
PSN: N5639 E16122
AREA: KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
SOURCE ELEV: 10771 FT AMSL
ADVISORY NR: 2026/247
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI/GOES
ERUPTION DETAILS: RESIDUAL VA CONTINUOUSLY OBSERVED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY
AND PATIALLY OBSCURED BY MET CLOUD
OBS VA DTG: 01/0258Z
OBS VA CLD: FL100/FL340 N4941 W16417 – N4750 W16033 – N4834
W15601 – N4607 W15515 – N4555 W16028 – N4918 W16529 – N4941
W16417 MOV ESE 70KT
FL100/FL280 N5723 E17430 – N5448 W17024 – N5313 W17142 – N5601
E17204 – N5723 E17430 MOV SE 50KT
FCST VA CLD +6HR: 01/0858Z FL100/FL340 N5128 W15359 – N5049
W15155 – N4754 W14452 – N4528 W15159 – N4717 W15405 – N5128 W15359
FL100/FL280 N5747 W17909 – N5320 W16823 – N4940 W15957 – N4739
W15924 – N5205 W17259 – N5651 E17826 – N5747 W17909 – N5747 W17909
FCST VA CLD +12HR: 01/1458Z FL100/FL340 N5004 W14905 – N4501
W13559 – N4502 W14708 – N5004 W14905
FL100/FL280 NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18HR: 01/2058Z NO VA EXP
RMK: THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR VA PLUME FL100/FL340 IS BEING TRANSFERRED
TO VAAC WASHINGTON. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY
VAAC WASHINGTON BY 0900 UTC UNDER HEADER FVXX25 KNES….PD
NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED FOR VA PLUME FL100/FL280 BY 20260801/0900Z=