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2007 December 17

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.