NOAA Current Watches

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot high temperatures 90-100F expected. Low temperatures 60-75F, warmest on hilltops, expected. * WHERE...In Washington, South Washington Cascades and South Washington Cascade Foothills. In Oregon, Northern Oregon Excessive Heat Warning 2021-08-12T16:10:00-07:00 2021-08-14T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Cascade Foothills in Lane County; Cascades in Lane County; Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills; Northern Oregon Cascades; Upper Hood River Valley FIPS6 041005 041027 041039 041043 041047 UGC ORZ010 ORZ011 ORZ012 ORZ013 ORZ014 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210815T0500Z/

...VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND FRIDAY... .Conditions above 2500 feet MSL will become significantly unstable today across the Central Cascades and the Central Coast Range. The deep instability expands northward on Friday to include the North Coast Range and Cascades. Hot temperatures and very low humidity will contribute to burning conditions. Red Flag Warning 2021-08-13T11:00:00-07:00 2021-08-13T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Gifford Pinchot NF - Mt Adams Ranger District; Extreme South Washington Cascades and Foothills FIPS6 053011 053015 053039 053059 UGC WAZ660 WAZ663 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.FW.W.0011.210813T1800Z-210814T0500Z/

...VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND FRIDAY... .Conditions above 2500 feet MSL will become significantly unstable today across the Central Cascades and the Central Coast Range. The deep instability expands northward on Friday to include the North Coast Range and Cascades. Hot temperatures and very low humidity will contribute to burning conditions. Red Flag Warning 2021-08-12T15:53:00-07:00 2021-08-13T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Oregon Cascade Foothills; East Slopes of the Central Oregon Coast Range; Willamette National Forest FIPS6 041003 041017 041039 041043 041053 UGC ORZ603 ORZ606 ORZ608 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210814T0500Z/

...VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND FRIDAY... .Conditions above 2500 feet MSL will become significantly unstable today across the Central Cascades and the Central Coast Range. The deep instability expands northward on Friday to include the North Coast Range and Cascades. Hot temperatures and very low humidity will contribute to burning conditions. Red Flag Warning 2021-08-13T11:00:00-07:00 2021-08-13T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Mt. Hood National Forest - West of Cascade Crest; North Oregon Coast Range FIPS6 041005 041007 041009 041027 041051 041057 041067 041071 UGC ORZ602 ORZ607 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.FW.W.0011.210813T1800Z-210814T0500Z/

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 Washington east of the Cascade crest through 10 AM Monday Air Quality Alert 2021-08-12T15:40:00-07:00 2021-08-13T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Adams; Asotin; Chelan; Douglas; Ferry; Garfield; Grant; Lincoln; Okanogan; Pend Oreille; Spokane; Stevens; Whitman FIPS6 053001 053003 053007 053017 053019 053023 053025 053043 053047 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAC001 WAC003 WAC007 WAC017 WAC019 WAC023 WAC025 WAC043 WAC047 WAC051 WAC063 WAC065 WAC075 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SATURDAY... An Air Quality Alert for smoke has been issued by the following agencies: Olympic Region Clean Air Agency Northwest Clean Air Agency until 7 PM PDT Saturday. Air Quality Alert 2021-08-12T15:40:00-07:00 2021-08-13T15:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Clallam; Island; Jefferson; Skagit; Whatcom FIPS6 053009 053029 053031 053057 053073 UGC WAC009 WAC029 WAC031 WAC057 WAC073 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SATURDAY... An Air Quality Alert for smoke has been issued by the following agencies: Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Olympic Region Clean Air Agency until 7 PM PDT Saturday. Air Quality Alert 2021-08-12T15:40:00-07:00 2021-08-13T15:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown King; Kitsap; Mason; Pierce; Snohomish; Thurston FIPS6 053033 053035 053045 053053 053061 053067 UGC WAC033 WAC035 WAC045 WAC053 WAC061 WAC067 VTEC

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR HOT DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 656... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 656 Northeast Puget Sound Lowlands Generally Below 1500 Feet. * WINDS...Northeast 10 to 20 mph becomign northwest 5 to 10 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 25 percent. Red Flag Warning 2021-08-12T14:29:00-07:00 2021-08-13T19:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Northeast Puget Sound Lowlands Generally Below 1500 Feet FIPS6 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAZ656 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210814T0200Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT FRIDAY 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 2021-08-12T14:29:00-07:00 2021-08-13T22:00:00-07:00 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 053007 053033 053037 053041 053053 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAZ658 WAZ659 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210814T0500Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Afternoon temperatures up to 100. * WHERE...In California, North Central and Southeast Siskiyou County, Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties and Modoc County. In Oregon, Central and Eastern Lake County, Klamath Basin and Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Heat Advisory 2021-08-12T13:55:00-07:00 2021-08-13T21:00:00-07:00 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-210814T0400Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with afternoon temperatures up to 107. * WHERE...In California, Western Siskiyou County, Central Siskiyou County and South Central Siskiyou County. In Oregon, Excessive Heat Warning 2021-08-12T13:55:00-07:00 2021-08-14T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central Douglas County; Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Eastern Douglas County Foothills; Jackson County; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041011 041015 041019 041029 041033 041035 UGC ORZ023 ORZ024 ORZ025 ORZ026 ORZ027 ORZ028 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.EH.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210815T0600Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures of 100 to 105 expected. * WHERE...John Day Basin, Central Oregon and Grande Ronde Valley. * WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur. Heat Advisory 2021-08-12T13:53:00-07:00 2021-08-14T20:00:00-07:00 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-210815T0300Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures of 102 to 110 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central and southeast Washington and north central and northeast Oregon. Excessive Heat Warning 2021-08-12T13:53:00-07:00 2021-08-14T20:00:00-07:00 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-210815T0300Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures of 100 to 105 expected. * WHERE...John Day Basin, Central Oregon and Grande Ronde Valley. * WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur. Heat Advisory 2021-08-12T13:53:00-07:00 2021-08-14T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Grande Ronde Valley FIPS6 041061 UGC ORZ049 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210815T0300Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures of 102 to 110 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central and southeast Washington and north central and northeast Oregon. Excessive Heat Warning 2021-08-12T13:53:00-07:00 2021-08-14T20:00:00-07:00 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-210815T0300Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures of 98 to 102 expected. * WHERE...East Slopes of the Washington Cascades. * WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Saturday. Excessive Heat Warning 2021-08-12T13:53:00-07:00 2021-08-14T20:00:00-07:00 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-210815T0300Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR HAINES 6 WITH EXISTING FIRE FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 616... * Impacts: For the Haines 6 conditions, very dry and unstable conditions will support extreme fire behavior. Plume domination is possible with locally generated erratic and gusty winds. Spotting could be problematic. Red Flag Warning 2021-08-12T14:00:00-07:00 2021-08-12T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Umpqua Basin FIPS6 041011 041019 UGC ORZ616 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0039.210812T2100Z-210813T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR HAINES 6 WITH EXISTING FIRE FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 617... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 617... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 2 PM to 11 PM PDT Friday. The Red Flag Warning 2021-08-12T14:00:00-07:00 2021-08-12T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Umpqua National Forest FIPS6 041019 UGC ORZ617 VTEC /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0029.210813T2100Z-210814T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0040.210813T2100Z-210814T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0039.210812T2100Z-210813T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR HAINES 6 WITH EXISTING FIRE FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 617... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 617... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 2 PM to 11 PM PDT Friday. The Red Flag Warning 2021-08-13T14:00:00-07:00 2021-08-13T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Umpqua National Forest FIPS6 041019 UGC ORZ617 VTEC /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0029.210813T2100Z-210814T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0040.210813T2100Z-210814T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0039.210812T2100Z-210813T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 620 AND 622... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 2 PM to 11 PM PDT Friday. * Impacts: Lightning and high fire danger will likely result in new Red Flag Warning 2021-08-13T14:00:00-07:00 2021-08-13T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Rogue Valley; Western Rogue Basin including the Illinois Valley FIPS6 041029 041033 UGC ORZ620 ORZ622 VTEC /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0040.210813T2100Z-210814T0600Z/