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 northwestward early in the day. Later in the day, ash clouds would drift southeastward at lower altitudes and northwestward at higher altitudes.

Recent observations: The Forest Service's VolcanoCam shows that the volcano is clear this morning above the low clouds that cover the Portland metropolitan area. A diffuse vapor and ash plume is rising from the growing lava dome. If wind conditions are favorable, scientists will make airborne gas measurements today. Seismicity remains at the recent typical level of one earthquake of about M1 every few minutes with smaller events occurring more frequently.