Mt. Fitzherbert

Potential ash hazards: Wind forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), coupled with eruption models, show that any ash clouds that rise above the crater rim today would drift east-southeasterly today transitioning to northeasterly by this evening.

Recent observations: Images this morning from a digital camera located on the northeastern side of the crater rim show continued westwards motion of the new lava dome. No significant changes in seismicity or deformation occurred over the last 24 hours, and the new dome continues to shed occasional rockfalls. With the return of drier weather rockfall activity off all sides of the crater rim will likely increase, and winds may stir up dust and ash creating hazy conditions inside and downwind of the crater.