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 E to ESE in the early part of the day. By late this afternoon, low level winds will have shifted and would blow ash to the S and SE, and upper level winds would send ash to the SSW.

Recent observations: Heavy clouds obscure the crater this morning. Lava continues to extrude into the new lava dome, and dome growth continues to be accompanied by small earthquakes and sporadic small rockfalls.