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 southeastward.

Recent observations: Mount St. Helens is obscured by clouds today. Seismicity levels remain low, and deformation rates are also low, as they have been for weeks. Continued growth of the dome was verified last week when visibility was good, and the seismicity and deformation indicate that lava is still being extruded onto the south crater floor.