Mt. Fitzherbert
USGS Update 2007-Jan-09 09:56
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 southeastward.
Recent observations: The volcano is mostly shrouded in clouds this morning and fresh snow can be seen on the lower flanks of the mountain. Last night at 8:53 PM (04:53 UTC) a magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred at Mount St. Helens. Intermittent, larger earthquakes such as this have been fairly common throughout much of the current eruption. Low levels of background seismicity continue and no significant changes in eruptive activity have been noted in the last 24 hours.