NOAA Current Watches

...HOT, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY... .A broad area of hot, dry, windy, and unstable conditions are expected today. Then a trough comes through on Wednesday bringing additional gusty winds and dry humidities. However, we are seeing Red Flag Warning 2022-09-06T14:00:00-07:00 2022-09-06T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 VTEC /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0024.220907T2100Z-220908T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0028.220907T2100Z-220908T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-220907T0300Z/

...HOT, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY... .A broad area of hot, dry, windy, and unstable conditions are expected today. Then a trough comes through on Wednesday bringing additional gusty winds and dry humidities. However, we are seeing Red Flag Warning 2022-09-07T14:00:00-07:00 2022-09-07T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Southern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041029 041035 UGC ORZ623 VTEC /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0024.220907T2100Z-220908T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0028.220907T2100Z-220908T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-220907T0300Z/

...HOT, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY... .A broad area of hot, dry, windy, and unstable conditions are expected today. Then a trough comes through on Wednesday bringing additional gusty winds and dry humidities. However, we are seeing Red Flag Warning 2022-09-07T14:00:00-07:00 2022-09-07T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 VTEC /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0024.220907T2100Z-220908T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0028.220907T2100Z-220908T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-220907T0300Z/

...HOT, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY... .A broad area of hot, dry, windy, and unstable conditions are expected today. Then a trough comes through on Wednesday bringing additional gusty winds and dry humidities. However, we are seeing Red Flag Warning 2022-09-07T14:00:00-07:00 2022-09-07T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties FIPS6 041037 UGC ORZ625 VTEC /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0024.220907T2100Z-220908T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0028.220907T2100Z-220908T0400Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR SIGNIFICANTLY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 608... * AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire Weather Zone 608 Willamette National Forest. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15-25 percent. * HAINES...6 (high). Red Flag Warning 2022-09-06T13:50:00-07:00 2022-09-07T00:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Willamette National Forest FIPS6 041039 041043 UGC ORZ608 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-220907T0700Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...High temperatures of 100 to 106 are expected in the valleys, and in the 90s over most mountain areas, except areas above 6000 feet elevation. * WHERE...In California, Central and Southern Siskiyou County. This includes the Shasta Valley and the cities of Yreka, Mount Heat Advisory 2022-09-06T13:49:00-07:00 2022-09-07T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Eastern Douglas County Foothills; Jackson County; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041015 041019 041029 041033 041035 UGC ORZ024 ORZ025 ORZ026 ORZ027 ORZ028 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-220908T0600Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...High temperatures of 98 to 102 are expected in valleys, and in the 90s most mountain areas, except areas above 6000 feet elevation. * WHERE...In California, Eastern Siskiyou and Modoc Counties. In Oregon, Klamath Basin. This includes the cities of Dorris, Heat Advisory 2022-09-06T13:49:00-07:00 2022-09-07T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central and Eastern Lake County; Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ029 ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-220908T0600Z/

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PAYETTE AND NORTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FORESTS... ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE PAYETTE AND NORTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FORESTS...AS WELL Red Flag Warning 2022-09-07T11:00:00-07:00 2022-09-07T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Burns BLM; Vale BLM FIPS6 041025 041045 UGC ORZ636 ORZ637 VTEC /O.NEW.KBOI.FW.W.0011.220907T1800Z-220908T0300Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY TUESDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WEDNESDAY... * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 696 East Washington Central Cascades (Zone 696), Fire Weather Zone 697 East Portion of Red Flag Warning 2022-09-07T08:00:00-07:00 2022-09-07T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Washington Cascade Foothills; Colville Reservation; East Portion of North Cascades National Park, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; East Washington Central Cascades; East Washington North Cascades; Eastern Columbia Basin, Palouse, Spokane Area; Foothills of Northeast Washington; Lower Palouse, Snake River; Methow Valley; Okanogan Highlands & Kettle Mountains; Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington; Western Columbia Basin FIPS6 053001 053003 053007 053013 053017 053019 053023 053025 053043 053047 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAZ696 WAZ697 WAZ698 WAZ699 WAZ700 WAZ701 WAZ702 WAZ704 WAZ705 WAZ707 WAZ708 WAZ709 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0009.220907T1500Z-220908T0500Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY TUESDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WEDNESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 703 Okanogan Valley (Zone Red Flag Warning 2022-09-07T08:00:00-07:00 2022-09-07T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Okanogan Valley; Waterville Plateau FIPS6 053017 053047 UGC WAZ703 WAZ706 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0009.220907T1500Z-220908T0500Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0010.220908T1500Z-220909T0300Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY TUESDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WEDNESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 703 Okanogan Valley (Zone Red Flag Warning 2022-09-08T08:00:00-07:00 2022-09-08T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Okanogan Valley; Waterville Plateau FIPS6 053017 053047 UGC WAZ703 WAZ706 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0009.220907T1500Z-220908T0500Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0010.220908T1500Z-220909T0300Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Temperatures up to 104. * WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Idaho and northeast and southeast Oregon. * WHEN...Until midnight MDT Wednesday night. Heat Advisory 2022-09-06T10:03:00-07:00 2022-09-07T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Baker County; Harney County; Malheur County; Oregon Lower Treasure Valley FIPS6 041001 041025 041045 UGC ORZ061 ORZ062 ORZ063 ORZ064 VTEC /O.CON.KBOI.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-220908T0600Z/

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THURSDAY... The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory that is in effect until 2 PM PDT Thursday for Deschutes and Wallowa counties, due to smoke from multiple fires. DEQ expects intermittent moderate to unhealthy smoke in Central and Northeastern Oregon through at least Thursday due to localized Air Quality Alert 2022-09-05T12:52:00-07:00 2022-09-07T09:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Deschutes; Wallowa FIPS6 041017 041063 UGC ORC017 ORC063 VTEC

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 658 AND 659... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 658 West Slopes of the North Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet and Fire Weather Zone 659 West Slopes of the Central Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet. Red Flag Warning 2022-09-06T13:00:00-07:00 2022-09-07T00:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely West Slopes of the Central Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet; West Slopes of the North Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet FIPS6 053033 053041 053053 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAZ658 WAZ659 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0004.220906T2000Z-220907T0700Z/

...HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR610, OR639, OR641, WA690, AND WA691... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 610 East Slopes of Central Fire Weather Watch 2022-09-07T14:00:00-07:00 2022-09-07T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Kittitas Valley; Lower Columbia Basin FIPS6 053005 053021 053037 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ690 WAZ691 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0004.220907T2100Z-220908T0300Z/

...HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR643, OR645, WA692, AND WA693... The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Red Flag Warning 2022-09-06T18:00:00-07:00 2022-09-07T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Blue Mountains of Washington; Southeast Washington Grande Ronde Valley FIPS6 053003 053013 053023 UGC WAZ692 WAZ693 VTEC /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0004.220907T0100Z-220908T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.FW.W.0009.220907T0100Z-220908T0300Z/

...HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE OR611... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 611 Deschutes National Red Flag Warning 2022-09-06T12:00:00-07:00 2022-09-06T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Deschutes National Forest - minus Sisters Ranger District FIPS6 041017 041035 UGC ORZ611 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0009.220906T1900Z-220907T0400Z/

...HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR610, OR639, OR641, WA690, AND WA691... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 610 East Slopes of Central Fire Weather Watch 2022-09-07T14:00:00-07:00 2022-09-07T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible East Slopes of Central Oregon Cascades; East Slopes of the Northern Oregon Cascades; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041017 041021 041027 041031 041049 041055 041059 041065 UGC ORZ610 ORZ639 ORZ641 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0004.220907T2100Z-220908T0300Z/

...HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR640, OR642, AND OR644... The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Red Flag Warning 2022-09-06T18:00:00-07:00 2022-09-07T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Blue Mountains; Central Mountains of Oregon; Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains FIPS6 041013 041017 041023 041025 041031 041049 041061 041069 UGC ORZ640 ORZ642 ORZ644 VTEC /O.EXB.KPDT.FW.W.0009.220907T0100Z-220908T0300Z/

...HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR643, OR645, WA692, AND WA693... The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Red Flag Warning 2022-09-06T18:00:00-07:00 2022-09-07T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Wallowa District FIPS6 041059 041061 041063 UGC ORZ643 ORZ645 VTEC /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0004.220907T0100Z-220908T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.FW.W.0009.220907T0100Z-220908T0300Z/