Volcanic Ash in Chile

[markis10]

Quite a significant eruption in Chile at present, with the strong winds causing ex USA flights to make pitstops for fuel at present on their way to Australia this could get interesting!

***** Received at 14:45, 22/12/12 *****
SCEZ SIGMET 02 VALID 221445/222045 SCEL-
SCEZ SANTIAGO FIR VA ERUPTION COPAHUE S3751 W07110 VA CLD OBS AT
1310Z SFC/FL310 S3751 W07110 - S3806 W07033 - S3824 W07028 -
S3751 W07110 MOV SE 25KT
FCST VA CLD +06HR: 22/2000Z SFC/FL310 S3751 W07110 - S3836 W06434 -
S4041 W06430 - S3751 W07110
EXTENDING 110 KM TO THE SE OF THE VOLCANO=

 

[Gold Member]

Must be the annual chile cook off competition... I seem to recall chief wigwam had the hottest?

 

[docjames]

Markis could you please translate the sigmet into English or provide a decoder? TIA.

 

[markis10]

Markis could you please translate the sigmet into English or provide a decoder? TIA.

I will decode the latest one:

***** Received at 14:45, 23/12/12 *****
SCEZ SIGMET 03 VALID 231445/232045 SCEL-
SCEZ SANTIAGO FIR VA ERUPTION MT COPAHUE S3751 W07110 VA CLD OBS AT
0740Z OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL240 S3904 W04646 - S3606 W04004 - S3404
W03957 - S3059 W04124 - S3007 W04000 - S3207 W03847 - S3623 W03819 -
S3904 W04646 MOV NE 30/40KT=

Santiago Flight Information Region Volcanic Ash Eruption from Mt Copahue at 37 degrees 51 minutes South 71 Degrees 10 minutes West, cloud observed at 0740Z (6.40 PM AEDST) from the surface to 24000 ft covering a set of coordinates......moving NE at 30-40 knots ( up to 74km/h).

 

[docjames]

Thanks Markis, that's great. These often get posted and it's good to know how to read them.

 

[markis10]

I think that's the most coherent thing I have ever written in the early hours of the morning .

Looks like the eruption has settled and its now unlikely to be a major impact on air travel.