Mt. Fitzherbert
USGS Update 2006-Dec-28 08:51
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 southward to southeastward early in the day and southward to south-southwestward later.
Recent observations: The Johnston Ridge Observatory VolcanoCam reveals a clear crater with wisps of condensed steam from the growing lava dome and drifting snow blowing off the crater rim. If the wind calms down, we may see a white vapor plume rising above the crater as it did last week. The first earthquake since mid-December larger than magnitude 3 rattled the volcano just before 10:00 a.m. PST yesterday. Eruptive conditions remain unchanged.