Explosive activity continues. The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Toulouse warned of a volcanic ash plume rising to an estimated 14000 ft (4300 m), or flight level 140, and moving at 5 kts in SW direction.
Original VAAC bulletin:
FVXX01 at 09:58 UTC, 07/09/26 from LFPW
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20260907/0958Z
VAAC: TOULOUSE
VOLCANO: ETNA 211060
PSN: N3744 E01459
AREA: SICILY VOLCANIC PROVINCE
SOURCE ELEV: 3357M
ADVISORY NR: 2026/128
INFO SOURCE: VONA, WEBCAM, SAT IMAGERY
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 20260904/0600Z WEAK ERUPTION ONGOING
OBS VA DTG: 07/0955Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL140 N3748 E01457 - N3748 E01503 - N3733 E01509 -
N3733 E01445 - N3748 E01457 MOV SW 5KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 07/1555Z SFC/FL120 N3751 E01506 - N3803 E01542 -
N3751 E01600 - N3742 E01551 - N3733 E01506 - N3738 E01503 - N3751
E01506 SFC/FL140 N3748 E01500 - N3751 E01509 - N3738 E01503 - N3742
E01457 - N3748 E01500
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 07/2155Z SFC/FL120 N3736 E01506 - N3748 E01512 -
N3745 E01609 - N3718 E01648 - N3708 E01633 - N3721 E01611 - N3721
E01518 - N3736 E01506 SFC/FL140 N3745 E01457 - N3748 E01512 - N3736
E01506 - N3745 E01457
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 08/0355Z SFC/FL120 N3738 E01506 - N3745 E01512 -
N3751 E01551 - N3706 E01548 - N3738 E01506 SFC/FL140 N3745 E01457 -
N3745 E01512 - N3738 E01506 - N3745 E01457
RMK: PLUME MOVING TOWARD SW AND WILL TURN W. QVA NOT PROVIDED DUE
TO LOW INTENSITY OF THE EVENT
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20260907/1500Z=