Mt. Fitzherbert

Potential ash hazards: Wind forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), coupled with eruption models, show that any ash clouds rising above the crater rim today would drift mostly north-northeastward.

Recent observations: The volcano is clear this morning beneath partly cloudy skies. Earthquakes during the past 24 hours have all been small (none of magnitude 3 or larger). Previously referred to as the “drumbeat” earthquakes, the small frequent quakes at Mount St. Helens have become smaller and more irregular in recent weeks. No significant rockfall events have been recorded in the past 24 hours.