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.

Recent observations: No significant changes in the level or type of activity at the mountain have been noted since yesterday’s update. A larger (M. 2.7) event shook the mountain yesterday evening (18:14 PST, 02:14 Jan 7 UTC) but failed to trigger any extensive decrease in the frequency of the “drum beat” events as was noticed after earthquakes of similar size earlier in the month. The mountain appears to be proving true the adage “patterns are made to be broken”. No visual observations or field work were possible owing to continued inclement weather.