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 north-northeast.

Recent observations: It is sunny and warm at Mount St. Helens today. The steaming new lava dome is clearly visible in remotely situated camera images. Seismic stations in and around the volcano are communicating a record of steady but slow lava extrusion, sporadic shallow earthquakes (M1 to M3) and intermittent rockfalls, all associated with continued dome growth in the crater.