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 northward in the morning and southeastward in the afternoon.

Recent observations: Clouds obscure views of Mount St. Helens from Johnston Ridge Observatory this morning. Monitoring instruments continue to record small earthquakes, rockfalls, and steady ground deformation consistent with extrusion of the lava dome. There have been no significant changes in conditions over the last 24 hours.