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 would drift to the northeast early in the day but to the north by afternoon.

Recent observations: There was no volcanic revelry last night, only the persistent small earthquakes every 2-3 minutes to mark the slow extrusion of dacite lava within the crater of Mount St. Helens. Winter storms and snow level down to about 4000 ft altitude have precluded visual observations.