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 southeast.

Recent observations: Views from remote cameras near the crater are obscured by cloud this morning; however, conditions remain appropriate for development of steam condensation plumes, as observed by many earlier this week. Steam plumes result from condensation of warm moist air rising off the growing lava dome, and may be visible from many miles away. Seismicity continues at rates typical of the past few months.