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 south-southeastward early in the day and shift to a more east-southeastward trajectory later.

Recent observations: The volcano is clear today and field crews are taking advantage of the opportunity to obtain gas measurements, make observations, and service various instrumentation sites. Overall, the volcano remains in a relatively quiet state. Seismic and deformation data continue trends of the past few weeks, namely small earthquakes about every five minutes, little to no movement of the old lava dome, minor movement of the north end of the new dome, and continued growth of the lava spine.