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 northeastward.

Recent observations: Though skies are partly cloudy this morning, views of the volcano are reasonably good. Recent storms have deposited snow well below the level of the crater. Hence, if views of the crater become clearer it should be relatively easy to identify the warm, actively growing spine. Seismicity has not changed in the past 24 hours; earthquakes in the M1.5-2.5 range continue to occur episodically amidst the background of smaller quakes.