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 in the morning and north-northeastward in the evening.

Recent observations: No significant changes have been detected in the level of activity during the past day. Pre-dawn views into the crater from the Johnston Ridge web camera revealed glow on the currently growing lava lobe and a few incandescent rockfalls. After sunrise a weak steam plume was observed rising to about crater rim level. Another Pacific storm will arrive in the area later today and will likely obscure the volcano through Saturday. Better weather is forecast for next week and fieldwork is planned to make repairs to monitoring sites.