Mt. Fitzherbert

Aerial views taken on 2004-Dec-28

Potential ash hazards: Wind forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), coupled with eruption models, show that ash clouds that rise above the crater rim today would drift north-northwestward early in the day and north-northeastward later.

Recent observations: Views of the volcano are obscured by clouds and the outlook over the next few days is for snow. The level of seismicity has declined very slowly over the past few days is at its lowest level since dome building began in October. The significance, if any, of this low level remains to be seen.