NOAA Current Watches

An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies: Washington Department of Ecology in Spokane Washington Department of Ecology in Yakima Colville Confederated Tribes The Washington Department of Ecology has announced an Air Quality Alert for all of Okanogan, Ferry, Douglas, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Air Quality Alert 2021-08-17T10:00:00-07:00 2021-08-16T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Spokane FIPS6 053063 UGC WAC063 VTEC

An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies: Washington Department of Ecology in Spokane Washington Department of Ecology in Yakima Colville Confederated Tribes The Washington Department of Ecology has announced an Air Quality Alert for all of Okanogan, Ferry, Douglas, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Air Quality Alert 2021-08-16T11:05:00-07:00 2021-08-16T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Chelan; Douglas; Ferry; Okanogan; Pend Oreille; Spokane; Stevens FIPS6 053007 053017 053019 053047 053051 053063 053065 UGC WAC007 WAC017 WAC019 WAC047 WAC051 WAC063 WAC065 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT WEDNESDAY... The Washington State Department of Ecology has issued an Air Quality Alert...in effect until noon PDT Wednesday. A Smoke Air Quality Alert has been issued. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Air Quality Alert 2021-08-16T11:05:00-07:00 2021-08-16T13:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Kittitas; Yakima FIPS6 053037 053077 UGC WAC037 WAC077 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory...in effect until noon PDT today. A Smoke Air Quality Advisory has been issued. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Air Quality Alert 2021-08-16T11:55:00-07:00 2021-08-16T13:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Crook; Deschutes; Gilliam; Grant; Jefferson; Morrow; Sherman; Umatilla; Union; Wallowa; Wasco; Wheeler FIPS6 041013 041017 041021 041023 041031 041049 041055 041059 041061 041063 041065 041069 UGC ORC013 ORC017 ORC021 ORC023 ORC031 ORC049 ORC055 ORC059 ORC061 ORC063 ORC065 ORC069 VTEC

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 284...624 AND 625... * Impacts: Strong, gusty wind with low relative humidity and critically dry vegetation will greatly increase the spread potential of any new and existing fires. Fire Weather Watch 2021-08-17T14:00:00-07:00 2021-08-17T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest; South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 ORZ625 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0030.210817T2100Z-210818T0500Z/

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT MONDAY... The Washington State Department of Ecology has issued an Air Quality Alert...in effect until 10 AM PDT Monday. A Smoke Air Quality Alert has been issued. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Air Quality Alert 2021-08-14T11:03:00-07:00 2021-08-16T10:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Benton; Columbia; Franklin; Kittitas; Klickitat; Walla Walla; Yakima FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053037 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAC005 WAC013 WAC021 WAC037 WAC039 WAC071 WAC077 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY... Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory...in effect until noon PDT Monday. A Smoke Air Quality Advisory has been issued. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Air Quality Alert 2021-08-15T12:30:00-07:00 2021-08-16T10:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Crook; Deschutes; Gilliam; Grant; Jefferson; Morrow; Sherman; Umatilla; Union; Wallowa; Wasco; Wheeler FIPS6 041013 041017 041021 041023 041031 041049 041055 041059 041061 041063 041065 041069 UGC ORC013 ORC017 ORC021 ORC023 ORC031 ORC049 ORC055 ORC059 ORC061 ORC063 ORC065 ORC069 VTEC

...Gusty winds with low humidities this afternoon into the evening, and Tuesday afternoon into the evening east of the Cascades... .An upper trough moves through the region through Tuesday, with increased west winds and very dry humidities in Modoc county this afternoon into the evening. Gusty west winds with continued very dry humidities return and spread into east Siskiyou, and Lake and Fire Weather Watch 2021-08-17T14:00:00-07:00 2021-08-17T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest; South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 ORZ625 VTEC /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.A.0030.210817T2100Z-210818T0500Z/

...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .Breezy to windy westerly winds will continue this afternoon and evening as a weather system approaches the region. Increasing westerly winds combined with low relative humidities later today Red Flag Warning 2021-08-15T14:19:00-07:00 2021-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely East Slopes of the Southern Washington Cascades FIPS6 053039 UGC WAZ639 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210816T0600Z/

...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .Breezy to windy westerly winds will continue this afternoon and evening as a weather system approaches the region. Increasing westerly winds combined with low relative humidities later today Red Flag Warning 2021-08-15T14:19:00-07:00 2021-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely East Slopes of the Northern Oregon Cascades; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041021 041027 041049 041055 041059 041065 UGC ORZ639 ORZ641 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210816T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures of 100 to 106 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central and southeast Washington and north central and northeast Oregon. Excessive Heat Warning 2021-08-15T14:15:00-07:00 2021-08-15T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington; Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington; Kittitas Valley; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Simcoe Highlands; Yakima Valley FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053037 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ024 WAZ026 WAZ027 WAZ028 WAZ029 WAZ521 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210816T0300Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures of 96 to 102 expected. * WHERE...East Slopes of the Washington Cascades. * WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT this evening. Excessive Heat Warning 2021-08-15T14:15:00-07:00 2021-08-15T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely East Slopes of the Washington Cascades FIPS6 053037 053039 053077 UGC WAZ520 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210816T0300Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures of 100 to 106 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central and southeast Washington and north central and northeast Oregon. Excessive Heat Warning 2021-08-15T14:15:00-07:00 2021-08-15T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; North Central Oregon FIPS6 041021 041049 041055 041059 041065 UGC ORZ041 ORZ044 ORZ507 ORZ508 ORZ510 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210816T0300Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Temperatures of 97 to 103 expected. * WHERE...John Day Basin, Central Oregon and the Grande Ronde Valley. * WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur. Heat Advisory 2021-08-15T14:15:00-07:00 2021-08-15T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Oregon; Grande Ronde Valley; John Day Basin FIPS6 041017 041023 041031 041061 041069 UGC ORZ049 ORZ505 ORZ511 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210816T0300Z/

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FROM THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR BAKER, HARNEY, AND MALHEUR COUNTIES... * WHAT...High concentration of smoke particulates from area wildfires. * WHERE...Eastern Oregon, including Baker, Harney, and Malheur Counties. Air Quality Alert 2021-08-15T12:30:00-07:00 2021-08-16T13:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Baker; Harney; Malheur FIPS6 041001 041025 041045 UGC ORC001 ORC025 ORC045 VTEC

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures up to 104 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northeast and southeast Oregon and southwest and west central Idaho. Excessive Heat Warning 2021-08-15T12:27:00-07:00 2021-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Baker County; Harney County; Malheur County; Oregon Lower Treasure Valley FIPS6 041001 041025 041045 UGC ORZ061 ORZ062 ORZ063 ORZ064 VTEC /O.CON.KBOI.EH.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210816T0600Z/

...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY... Breezy to gusty westerly winds along with low relative humidity values will lead to increased fire weather concerns across portions of central and eastern Washington. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR Red Flag Warning 2021-08-15T13:00:00-07:00 2021-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Washington East Columbia Basin; Northern Columbia Basin FIPS6 053001 053017 053019 053025 053043 053063 053075 UGC WAZ673 WAZ674 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0014.210815T2000Z-210816T0600Z/

...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY... Breezy to gusty westerly winds along with low relative humidity values will lead to increased fire weather concerns across portions of central and eastern Washington. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR Red Flag Warning 2021-08-15T13:00:00-07:00 2021-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Valleys; South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053007 053037 053077 UGC WAZ676 WAZ677 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0014.210815T2000Z-210816T0600Z/

...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY... Breezy to gusty westerly winds along with low relative humidity values will lead to increased fire weather concerns across portions of central and eastern Washington. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR Red Flag Warning 2021-08-15T13:00:00-07:00 2021-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely North Cascades; Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley FIPS6 053019 053043 053047 053065 UGC WAZ684 WAZ685 WAZ687 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0014.210815T2000Z-210816T0600Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High temperatures of up to 102 degrees. * WHERE...In California, Central Siskiyou County and South Central Siskiyou County including Mount Shasta City, Yreka, Montague, and Klamath River. In Oregon, Eastern Curry County and Josephine County, Jackson County, and Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Heat Advisory 2021-08-15T04:15:00-07:00 2021-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Jackson County; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041015 041029 041033 041035 UGC ORZ024 ORZ026 ORZ028 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210816T0600Z/