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Old 23rd May 2011, 10:15
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Looking at th charts everything from leads north wards will be closed by 0600 tomorrow. I best pack extra socks!
Where are you reading that from????

The London VAAC charts, updated at 0600 for 0000 on Tuesday indicate that whilst ash contaminated air will enroach upon the outer parts of Scotland and the Atlantic Seaboard of Ireland - these levels will be within the deemed ''acceptable'' limit - apart from potentially the airports of Barra and Benbecula by this time.

This corresponds with a brief surface flow out of the NW as today's depression tracks NE towards Scandinavia. Note that above FL200, the Southward displacement of ash is far less considerable. This surface flow, as well as at upper levels, should back westerly during Tuesday across the British Isles, as a ridge of High Pressure approaches from the south, preventing further Southward progression of Volcanic Ash.

Met Office: Air ash concentration charts North Atlantic area Public

That approaching ridge should also ensure that the majority of the European continent remains risk free, at least for the moment.
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