Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Wellington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 6000 ft (1800 m) altitude or flight level 060 and is moving at 10 kts in NW direction.
The full report is as follows:
FVPS01 at 00:35 UTC, 05/12/25 from NZKL
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20251205/0035Z
VAAC: WELLINGTON
VOLCANO: AMBAE 257030
PSN: S1523 E16750
AREA: VANUATU
SUMMIT ELEV: 1496M
ADVISORY NR: 2025/18
INFO SOURCE: H9 SATELLITE IMAGERY
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: UNKNOWN
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 20251202/1400Z INTERMITTENT
LOW LEVEL ERUPTION
OBS VA DTG: 05/0035Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL060 S1529 E16752 – S1529 E16718 – S1503
E16716 – S1501 E16740 – S1520 E16757 MOV NW 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 05/0635Z SFC/FL060 S1529 E16752 – S1522
E16715 – S1459 E16717 – S1452 E16741 – S1520 E16758
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 05/1235Z SFC/FL060 S1528 E16750 – S1527
E16715 – S1502 E16716 – S1454 E16736 – S1519 E16756
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 05/1835Z SFC/FL060 S1528 E16751 – S1523
E16718 – S1458 E16727 – S1458 E16753 – S1520 E16756
RMK: FAINT VA SIGNAL IDENTIFIABLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY.
HEIGHT AND MOVEMENT ESTIMATED BASED ON ECMWF MODEL SOUNDING.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20251205/0635Z=