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2006 December 31

USGS Update 2006-Dec-31 12:37

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 early in the day and southeastward later.

Recent observations: A small vapor plume is rising off the lava dome today and drifting northeastward out of the mouth of the crater. The character of the seismicity accompanying continued lava extrusion remains unchanged.