Mt. Fitzherbert

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 would drift to the southeast today.

Recent observations: No significant changes in the level or type of activity at the mountain have been noted since yesterday’s update. Pictures from the USFS web camera at the Johnston Ridge Observatory this morning uniformly gray as another storm system cruises through the region. Aside from occasional weather-related outages, most instruments continue to function admirably despite significant recent accumulations of snow on the volcano. Weather forecasts hold little promise for fieldwork this week.