Mt. Fitzherbert

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 northeastward early in the day and eastward later.

Recent observations: The volcano is obscured by clouds this morning, but weather forecasts suggest that the coming week should be dry. If so, we plan to install seismic and GPS instruments on the new lava dome provided that good sites can be found. The disintegration of large parts of the dome during the past few weeks will make the search for sites challenging. Seismic and GPS instruments show no significant changes overnight.