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 northeastward in the morning and southeastward in the afternoon.

Recent observations: Monitoring instruments on the volcano remain operational despite recent heavy snowfall. Photographs from a remote surveillance camera taken earlier in the month show what appears to be a new rock spine emerging through the ruble pile. Ongoing ground deformation, occasional small earthquakes, and rock falls are consistent with continued slow growth of the lava dome.