Mt. Fitzherbert

Potential ash hazards: Wind forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), coupled with eruption models, show that any ash clouds that rise above the crater rim today would drift principally to the east and southeast.

Recent observations: Partly cloudy skies prevail in the region this morning. The volcano has been mostly visible from Johnston Ridge, although low clouds and fog have intermittently obscured the view. Eruptive behavior remains quiescent and unchanged. The extruding new dome continues to advance westward at a rate of about one meter per day, and very small earthquakes continue to occur roughly once each several minutes.