NOAA Current Watches

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...281...284...285...621...623...624 AND 625... 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 The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. Red Flag Warning 2021-08-13T14:00:00-07:00 2021-08-13T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest; Siskiyou Mountains; South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties; Southern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041029 041033 041035 041037 UGC ORZ621 ORZ623 ORZ624 ORZ625 VTEC /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0029.210813T2100Z-210814T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0040.210813T2100Z-210814T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...High temperatures around 100 expected. * WHERE...Harney County. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Very hot weather will significantly increase the potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for those Excessive Heat Warning 2021-08-12T13:04:00-07:00 2021-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Harney County FIPS6 041025 UGC ORZ061 VTEC /O.UPG.KBOI.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210814T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KBOI.EH.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210816T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures up to 104 expected. Overnight lows only cooling to around 70. * WHERE...Baker Valley in Oregon, and the Lower Treasure Valley including Ontario, Oregon through Caldwell, Idaho. Excessive Heat Warning 2021-08-12T13:04:00-07:00 2021-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Baker County; Oregon Lower Treasure Valley FIPS6 041001 041045 UGC ORZ062 ORZ064 VTEC /O.EXT.KBOI.EH.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210816T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /11 AM PDT/ SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Temperatures up to 100 expected. * WHERE...Malheur County. * WHEN...From noon MDT /11 AM PDT/ Saturday to midnight MDT /11 PM PDT/ Sunday night. Excessive Heat Warning 2021-08-14T11:00:00-07:00 2021-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Malheur County FIPS6 041045 UGC ORZ063 VTEC /O.UPG.KBOI.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210815T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KBOI.EH.W.0006.210814T1800Z-210816T0600Z/

...BEACHGOERS BEWARE OF COLD OCEAN WATER... As the region experiences dangerously hot temperatures through Saturday, many will want to seek refuge from the heat and head to the beach. However, some are not familiar with Oregon`s normal beach hazards, including but not limited to rip currents, sneaker waves and cold water temperatures. High beach visitation rates Special Weather Statement 2021-08-11T15:52:00-07:00 2021-08-13T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed South Washington Coast FIPS6 053049 053069 UGC WAZ021 VTEC

...BEACHGOERS BEWARE OF COLD OCEAN WATER... As the region experiences dangerously hot temperatures through Saturday, many will want to seek refuge from the heat and head to the beach. However, some are not familiar with Oregon`s normal beach hazards, including but not limited to rip currents, sneaker waves and cold water temperatures. High beach visitation rates Special Weather Statement 2021-08-10T11:58:00-07:00 2021-08-13T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Central Oregon Coast; North Oregon Coast FIPS6 041007 041039 041041 041057 UGC ORZ001 ORZ002 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 2021-08-12T11:50:00-07:00 2021-08-13T12:30:00-07:00 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 until 7 PM PDT Saturday. Air Quality is expected to worsen today and reach levels Unhealthy Air Quality Alert 2021-08-12T11:50:00-07:00 2021-08-13T12:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown King; Kitsap; Pierce; Snohomish FIPS6 053033 053035 053053 053061 UGC WAC033 WAC035 WAC053 WAC061 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 Washington east of the Cascade crest through 10 AM Monday Air Quality Alert 2021-08-12T11:50:00-07:00 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 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 2021-08-12T10:44:00-07:00 2021-08-13T16:00:00-07:00 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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR HOT DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 656... The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Red Flag Warning for hot dry and windy conditions which is in effect until 7 PM PDT Friday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 656 Northeast Puget Sound Red Flag Warning 2021-08-12T10:00:00-07:00 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.EXB.KSEW.FW.W.0002.210812T1700Z-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 2021-08-12T11:00:00-07:00 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.0002.210812T1800Z-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 2021-08-12T11:00:00-07:00 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.0011.210812T1800Z-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 North Oregon Coast Range FIPS6 041007 041009 041057 041067 041071 UGC ORZ602 VTEC /O.EXA.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 2021-08-13T11:00:00-07:00 2021-08-13T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Mt. Hood National Forest - West of Cascade Crest FIPS6 041005 041027 041051 UGC ORZ607 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 2021-08-13T11:00:00-07:00 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/

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY... Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Pollution Advisory...in effect until further notice. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecast conditions will cause air quality levels to fluctuate and could be at unhealthy levels. Air Quality Alert 2021-08-11T15:52:00-07:00 2021-08-13T14:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Central Douglas County; Central and Eastern Lake County; Curry County Coast; Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Eastern Douglas County Foothills; Jackson County; Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Coast FIPS6 041011 041015 041019 041029 041033 041035 041037 UGC ORZ021 ORZ022 ORZ023 ORZ024 ORZ025 ORZ026 ORZ027 ORZ028 ORZ029 ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC

...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY... Breezy to gusty north winds coupled with low relative humidities will lead to fire weather concerns down the Okanogan Valley today. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE Red Flag Warning 2021-08-12T08:00:00-07:00 2021-08-12T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Okanogan Valley FIPS6 053047 UGC WAZ684 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0012.210812T1500Z-210813T0300Z/

...VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... .Conditions above 2500 feet MSL will become significantly unstable Thursday across the Central Cascades and the Central Coast Range. The deep instability expands northward for 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 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... .Conditions above 2500 feet MSL will become significantly unstable Thursday across the Central Cascades and the Central Coast Range. The deep instability expands northward for Friday to include the North Coast Range and Cascades. Hot temperatures and very low humidity will contribute to burning conditions. Red Flag Warning 2021-08-12T11:00:00-07:00 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.0011.210812T1800Z-210814T0500Z/