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2006 December 22

USGS Update 2006-Dec-17 10:33

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 south-southeast.

Recent observations: The mountain is mostly clear this morning with an intermittent fringe of clouds at rim height. With the onset of fine weather most of the telemetry problems related to the intense winter storms of the past week are abating. Monitoring data show no change from recent trends suggesting that slow extrusion of lava continues.