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 today would drift southward early and southeastward drift later in the day.

Recent observations: The VolcanoCam shows a weak steam steam plume rising above the new lava dome and drifting over the southeast crater rim. Brief aerial views yesterday around midday showed considerable steaming from the south end of the new dome. Evidently hot rock had gotten in contact with uplifted and fractured glacier ice causing melting and steam production. Glimpses of the new lava dome suggested continuing extrusion at its north end.