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 to the east and southeast.

Recent observations: Mount St. Helens continues to be pummeled by winter storms, with two to three feet of additional snow accumulation expected today. Precipitation may change to rain tomorrow, and this change could trigger snow avalanches that produce seismic signals. Otherwise, seismicity at Mount St. Helens remains very low.