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 eastward this morning and southeastward later in the day.

Recent observations: Mount St. Helens is mostly cloud covered this morning and partly sunny skies are forecast for this afternoon. The snow level is down to 3000 ft. elevation. As indicated by real-time siesmic and deformation data transmitted from the volcano, the eruption continues without signficant change.