Mt. Fitzherbert
USGS Update 2006-May-20 12:15
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 northward to northeastward.
Recent observations: The crater is mostly clear today as seen on the USFS's VolcanoCam web page, although some weather clouds are drifting around the crater rim and a small steam plume appears to be emanating from the growing lava dome. Lava dome growth continues to be accompanied periodically by rockfalls, some of which may generate small ash clouds that rise above the crater rim. Seismicity remains at levels typical of the past few days, with the largest event (greater than M2.0) in the past 24 hours occurring today around 08:51 a.m. PDT.