Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Eruption Forces More Flight Cancellations

More flights from Sydney to New Zealand have been cancelled

All Qantas and Jetstar flights from Sydney to New Zealand have cancelled again as new clouds of volcanic ash from continued eruption at Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano complex hits southern Australia’s airspace.

Qantas has reportedly cancelled up to a 100 domestic flights and eight trans-Tasman flights today, as of posting.

The ash has also severely disrupted Virgin flights, reports said. The ash could severely disrupt flight from New Zealand tomorrow.

Ash and sulphur dioxide (SO2) from Puyehue Volcano Complex eruptions. The Ash RGB is composed from data from a combination of the SEVIRI IR8.7, IR10.8 and IR12.0 channels. Copyright Eumetsat 2011. Click image to enlarge.

Movement of volcanic ash clouds from Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Eruption between 5 and 12 June, 2011. Credit: NOAA and EUMETSAT

Latest Advisory by VAAC BUENOS AIRES

FVAG01 SABM 210200 2011172 0202
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20110621/0200Z
VAAC: BUENOS AIRES
VOLCANO: CORDON CAULLE 1507-141
PSN: S4052 W07220
AREA: CHILE-C
SUMMIT ELEV: 1798M
ADVISORY NR: 2011/074
INFO SOURCE: GOES-12 GFS/HYSPLIT MODEL
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSION
OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 21/0100Z
OBS ASH CLOUD: SFC/FL150 MOV NE 15KT AREA BTN S4052 W07220 – S4000
W07000 – S4100 W06700 – S4030 W06300 – S3900 W06600 – S3900 W07000 –
S4052 W07220
FCST ASH CLD +06HR: 210800Z SFC/FL150 : S4052 W07220 – S3800 W07030 –
S3900 W06700 – S4000 W06300 – S4100 W06700 – S4052 W07220
FCST ASH CLD +12HR: 211400Z SFC/FL150: S4052 W07220 – S3800 W07200 –
S3900 W06800 – S4000 W06500 – S4100 W06200 – S4100 W06500 – S4030
W07000 – S4052
W07220
FCST ASH CLD +18HR: 212000Z SFC/FL150 : S4052 W07220 – S3600 W07300 –
S3800 W07100 – S3900 W06500 – S4000 W06100 – S4100 W06500 – S4000
W07000 – S4052
W07220
RMK: VA CLOUD AREA CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY
NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20110621/0800Z

VAAC Darwin

© Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532). Click image to enlarge.

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