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 this morning would drift NE throughout the day.

Recent observations: Cloud cover is down to about the level of the crater floor this morning, obscuring views of the new dome, but clouds are expected to lift and field crews will fly to the crater today to maintain and test instruments and make new observations of dome growth. No significant rockfalls have occurred in the past day, though occasional small rockfalls are likely to continue as they have in recent weeks, occasionally sending dust plumes above the crater rim.