Mt. Fitzherbert

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 westward at low altitudes and northeastward at higher altitudes early in the day and northward at all altitudes later.

Recent observations: Aerial views of the crater yesterday show that the new lava dome is becoming increasingly fractured as a new, but as yet ambiguous, pattern of growth begins to emerge. The new pattern should become clearer over the next several days. No field work is planned for today.