Grímsvötn volcano
Status Report: 14:00 GMT, 30 May 2011
Icelandic Meteorological Office and Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland
Compiled by: Steinunn S. Jakobsdóttir and Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson.
Based on: IMO seismic monitoring; observation at site.
Saturday morning at 6:30 UTC the volcanic tremor on Grímsfjall
(Grímsvötn) rapidly decreased and had disappeared at 7 UTC
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weather forecast:
Two low pressure systems are forecast to reach Iceland during the period from Friday morning until
Saturday evening.
The forecast is for southeast 20-25 m/s, (strong gale to storm) tomorrow, Friday, but south 25-30 m/s
(storm to violent storm) on Saturday. A heavy rainfall warning has also been issued for these lows..
Travel conditions will be poor in the south and west
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News
Wind forecast for Saturday 14 March noon. Red and beige colours represent dangerous winds (see scale below map). Click to enlarge
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become very bad within short time in these conditions. Farm animals should also be sheltered during this time.
Strong gusts of wind are expected south of Vatnajökull glacier from tomorrow afternoon until Saturday.
This weather is expected to last for several days. Model forecasts suggest that the winds will be stronger on Thursday and Friday with increased snowfall. The storms are expected
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