Mt. Fitzherbert

Aerial views taken on 2005-Jan-23

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 northward.

Recent observations: Views from the VolcanoCam this morning show a moderate steam plume rising from the west margin of the new lava dome. Strong winds yesterday foiled the gas-sensing flight, but some good photographs were obtained of the new lava dome. A persistent cloud in the western part of the crater created poor conditions for taking vertical aerial photographs for a new digital-elevation model, so that activity was cancelled.