Mt. Fitzherbert

Aerial views taken on 2005-Oct-11

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 north-northeastward.

Recent observations: The slow increase in seismic energy release during the past few days continues as the size and rate of the tiny drumbeat earthquakes increase slightly. The size and rate of larger earthquakes (magnitude 1-2) appear to be unchanged. Such episodes of waxing, followed by waning, seismicity have occurred several times during the eruption and have not been accompanied by notable changes in eruptive behavior. If weather and winds cooperate, field crews may try to collect new rock samples and winterize instrument sites later today.