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 to the north at low altitudes and from southeast to northeast at higher altitudes.

Recent observations: Clear autumn weather is providing excellent views of the volcano from Johnston Ridge and elsewhere. Field crews took advantage of the good weather yesterday to retrieve images from and re-position a camera in the crater, and to do routine maintenance and winterization of field stations. Continuing rockfalls from the active part of the new dome and repeat images from cameras on the crater rim and floor indicate that the eruption is continuing along previously established trends.