Q) EGXX/QWWLW/IV/NBO/W/000/195/5248N00400W520
B) FROM: 10/04/15 10:13C) TO: 10/04/15 13:00 EST
E) A VOLCANIC ASH VA CLOUD, ORIGINATING IN ICELAND, IS HAVING A MAJOR
IMPACT AFFECTING UK AIRSPACE. UK AREA AFFECTED AS FOLLOWS.
6100N 01000W, 6100N 00000E, 6000N 00000E, 5700N 00500E,
5500N 00500E, 5030N 00138E, 4930N 00419W, 4437N 00800W,
5100N 00800W, 5220N 00530W, 5353N 00530W, 5536N 00208W,
5747N 00155W, 6044N 01000W, 6100N 01000W.
OPR SHOULD REFER TO LATEST VA ADVISORY FOR FURTHER INFO SEE MET
OFFICE VAAC LONDON WEB SITE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ICAO VOLCANIC ASH
CONTINGENCY PLAN, NO IFR CLEARANCE WILL BE ISSUED FOR PENETRATION OF
THE FORECAST CONTAMINATED AREA WI UK AIRSPACE.
VFR OPR SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND MUST ASSURE THEMSELVES
THAT THEIR INTENDED FLIGHT CAN BE CONDUCTED IN A SAFE MANNER BEFORE
FLYING. THEY SHOULD NOTE THAT ATSOCAS CONTROL CAPACITY MAY BE
SEVERELY LIMITED DURING THE PERIOD. AUS 10-04-0218/AS2.
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: FL195
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Holy cow is all I can say.
B) FROM: 10/04/15 10:13C) TO: 10/04/15 13:00 EST
E) A VOLCANIC ASH VA CLOUD, ORIGINATING IN ICELAND, IS HAVING A MAJOR
IMPACT AFFECTING UK AIRSPACE. UK AREA AFFECTED AS FOLLOWS.
6100N 01000W, 6100N 00000E, 6000N 00000E, 5700N 00500E,
5500N 00500E, 5030N 00138E, 4930N 00419W, 4437N 00800W,
5100N 00800W, 5220N 00530W, 5353N 00530W, 5536N 00208W,
5747N 00155W, 6044N 01000W, 6100N 01000W.
OPR SHOULD REFER TO LATEST VA ADVISORY FOR FURTHER INFO SEE MET
OFFICE VAAC LONDON WEB SITE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ICAO VOLCANIC ASH
CONTINGENCY PLAN, NO IFR CLEARANCE WILL BE ISSUED FOR PENETRATION OF
THE FORECAST CONTAMINATED AREA WI UK AIRSPACE.
VFR OPR SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND MUST ASSURE THEMSELVES
THAT THEIR INTENDED FLIGHT CAN BE CONDUCTED IN A SAFE MANNER BEFORE
FLYING. THEY SHOULD NOTE THAT ATSOCAS CONTROL CAPACITY MAY BE
SEVERELY LIMITED DURING THE PERIOD. AUS 10-04-0218/AS2.
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: FL195