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 broadly north throughout the day.

Recent observations: Weather is clear at the volcano this morning, as seen in the U.S. Forest Service webcam (URL at foot of this update). Seismicity persists with its notable cadence of small shallow earthquakes. The GPS receiver on the new dome continues to track the west-northwestward motion of newly extruded lava, about 1 yd per day. Eruption-related risk likely will remain low for those visiting or flying over the Mount St. Helens area today.