USGS Update 2007-Dec-17 08:49
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.
Recent observations: Mount St. Helens is completely obscured by clouds this morning, though our instrumentation indicates that lava extrusion continues. There have been no significant changes in the last 24 hours.
Mt. Fitzherbert