Satellite image of Aoba volcano on 6 Jul 2026Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report:FVPS01 at 08:38 UTC, 06/07/26 from NZKLVA ADVISORYDTG: 20260706/0838ZVAAC: WELLINGTONVOLCANO: AMBAE 257030PSN: S1523 E16750AREA: VANUATUSOURCE ELEV: 1496M AMSLADVISORY NR: 2026/225INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-9, ECMWF MODEL, WEBCAMERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 20260705/0242Z ONGOING LOW-LEVEL ERUPTION.EST VA DTG: 06/0838ZEST VA CLD: SFC/FL090 S1528 E16756 - S1529 E16709 - S1455 E16708 - S1518 E16758 MOV NW 10KTFCST VA CLD +6 HR: 06/1438Z SFC/FL090 S1529 E16758 - S1537 E16715 - S1512 E16708 - S1514 E16802FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 06/2038Z SFC/FL090 S1515 E16758 - S1534 E16753 - S1541 E16712 - S1511 E16707FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 07/0238Z NO VA EXPRMK: VA OBSC BY MET CLD, HOWEVER HOTSPOT HAS BEEN DETECTED ON STLT IMAGERY AND WEBCAM. LAST CLEAR VA OBS AT 0020Z. ONGOING VA EMISSIONS LIKELY. TOPS AND FORECAST LOCATIONS BASED ON ECMWF.NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20260706/1438Z=