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 today would drift eastward to northeastward.

Recent observations: No significant changes have occurred in the level of activity during the past day. Initial analysis of recent photographs from fixed cameras in the crater show that the top of the currently active part of the new lava dome is at an altitude of about 2240 m (7350 feet), which is about 90 meters (300 feet) higher than it was in early November 2005. On several occasions during the eruption, parts of the dome have been considerably higher, for instance 2365 m (7765 feet) in July 2005. Those high points have since been lowered by disintegration, but still are higher than the top of the currently active part.