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 northeastward.

Recent observations: The upper flanks of the volcano are receiving fresh snow this morning as another storm system moves through the Northwest, precluding visual observations from remote cameras. Seismicity at the volcano remains at levels typical of the past several months, however the number and magnitude of earthquakes have increased slightly over the past few weeks. This increase is not unusual and is within the realm of seismic activity observed over the past year. An earthquake about M2.9 occurred at 8:48 p.m. PDT (0348 UTC).