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 east-southeast in the morning, changing to northeast by afternoon.

Recent observations: Background seismicity remains at low levels, punctuated by intermittent M2 to M3 events. The GPS receiver on the active spine shows steady westward motion at rate of about 30 cm/day, evidence of continued slow extrustion of dacitic lava. No changes in eruptive activity have been noted in the past 24 hours.