Mt. Fitzherbert

Potential ash hazards: Wind forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), coupled with eruption models, show that ash clouds rising above the crater today would be transported northeastward.

Recent observations: High clouds this morning permit observation of the volcano, which shows steaming from the lava dome. Breaks in clouds permitted observation of two small rock-fall events between 12 a.m. and 1 a.m. PDT last night. Small earthquakes, occurring at the rate of one every 1 to 3 minutes, and repeat photographs from the crater rim in the past several days indicate continuing lava extrusion. Rockfalls from the growing spine are likely to occur sporadically in the foreseeable future. Some larger rockfalls will loft ash plumes a few thousand feet above the crater rim.