NOAA Current Watches

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A compact upper level storm system will move across the region on Thursday. As this system intersects modestly moist and unstable air across portions of central and eastern Oregon and Washington, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop. In addition to the lightning threat, a few strong to severe storms Red Flag Warning 2021-08-05T11:00:00-07:00 2021-08-05T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Lower Columbia Basin of Washington FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053023 053039 053071 053075 UGC WAZ641 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0013.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A compact upper level storm system will move across the region on Thursday. As this system intersects modestly moist and unstable air across portions of central and eastern Oregon and Washington, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop. In addition to the lightning threat, a few strong to severe storms Red Flag Warning 2021-08-05T11:00:00-07:00 2021-08-05T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Asotin County; Blue Mountains of Washington FIPS6 053003 053013 053023 UGC WAZ643 WAZ645 VTEC /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0011.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0013.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A compact upper level storm system will move across the region on Thursday. As this system intersects modestly moist and unstable air across portions of central and eastern Oregon and Washington, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop. In addition to the lightning threat, a few strong to severe storms Red Flag Warning 2021-08-05T11:00:00-07:00 2021-08-05T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Mountains of Oregon; Deschutes National Forest - minus Sisters Ranger District; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041013 041017 041021 041031 041035 041039 041049 041055 041059 041065 041069 UGC ORZ611 ORZ640 ORZ641 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0013.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A compact upper level storm system will move across the region on Thursday. As this system intersects modestly moist and unstable air across portions of central and eastern Oregon and Washington, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop. In addition to the lightning threat, a few strong to severe storms Red Flag Warning 2021-08-05T11:00:00-07:00 2021-08-05T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Blue Mountains; Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains; Wallowa District FIPS6 041023 041025 041049 041059 041061 041063 041069 UGC ORZ642 ORZ643 ORZ644 ORZ645 VTEC /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0011.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0013.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/

...GUSTY WINDS, VERY LOW RH AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TODAY FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS, THUNDERSTORMS, AND SHIFTING WINDS ON THURSDAY... .A complex scenario is expected over the next 24-36 hours. The region will quickly transition from hot, very dry, windy and unstable conditions through early Thursday afternoon to cooler conditions with improving humidities, strong shifting winds and Red Flag Warning 2021-08-04T14:01:00-07:00 2021-08-04T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Umpqua Basin FIPS6 041011 041019 UGC ORZ616 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210805T0500Z/

...GUSTY WINDS, VERY LOW RH AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TODAY FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS, THUNDERSTORMS, AND SHIFTING WINDS ON THURSDAY... .A complex scenario is expected over the next 24-36 hours. The region will quickly transition from hot, very dry, windy and unstable conditions through early Thursday afternoon to cooler conditions with improving humidities, strong shifting winds and Red Flag Warning 2021-08-04T14:01:00-07:00 2021-08-04T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Southern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041029 041035 UGC ORZ623 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210805T0500Z/

...GUSTY WINDS, VERY LOW RH AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TODAY FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS, THUNDERSTORMS, AND SHIFTING WINDS ON THURSDAY... .A complex scenario is expected over the next 24-36 hours. The region will quickly transition from hot, very dry, windy and unstable conditions through early Thursday afternoon to cooler conditions with improving humidities, strong shifting winds and Red Flag Warning 2021-08-04T14:01:00-07:00 2021-08-04T22:00:00-07:00 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.0027.210805T2100Z-210806T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0037.210805T1900Z-210806T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210805T0500Z/

...GUSTY WINDS, VERY LOW RH AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TODAY FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS, THUNDERSTORMS, AND SHIFTING WINDS ON THURSDAY... .A complex scenario is expected over the next 24-36 hours. The region will quickly transition from hot, very dry, windy and unstable conditions through early Thursday afternoon to cooler conditions with improving humidities, strong shifting winds and Red Flag Warning 2021-08-05T12:00:00-07:00 2021-08-05T22:00:00-07:00 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.0027.210805T2100Z-210806T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0037.210805T1900Z-210806T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210805T0500Z/

...GUSTY WINDS, VERY LOW RH AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TODAY FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS, THUNDERSTORMS, AND SHIFTING WINDS ON THURSDAY... .A complex scenario is expected over the next 24-36 hours. The region will quickly transition from hot, very dry, windy and unstable conditions through early Thursday afternoon to cooler conditions with improving humidities, strong shifting winds and Red Flag Warning 2021-08-05T12:00:00-07:00 2021-08-05T22:00:00-07:00 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.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0037.210805T1900Z-210806T0500Z/

...Thunderstorms on Thursday... Scattered showers and thunderstorms with little precipitation could produce scattered lightning and generate gusty outflow boundaries Thursday afternoon and evening across the Northern Columbia Basin, East Washington Palouse, and Spokane Area. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY Red Flag Warning 2021-08-05T11:00:00-07:00 2021-08-05T23:00:00-07:00 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.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0006.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0011.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/

...LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND EXPECTED ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN OREGON ON THURSDAY... ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS REMAINING AREAS OF EASTERN OREGON AND IDAHO MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .The incoming trough remains generally on track to impact the area on Thursday and Thursday evening. Areas of southeastern Oregon can Red Flag Warning 2021-08-05T11:00:00-07:00 2021-08-05T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Burns BLM; Vale BLM FIPS6 041025 041045 UGC ORZ636 ORZ637 VTEC /O.UPG.KBOI.FW.A.0007.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.FW.W.0011.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/

...LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND EXPECTED ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN OREGON ON THURSDAY... ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS REMAINING AREAS OF EASTERN OREGON AND IDAHO MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .The incoming trough remains generally on track to impact the area on Thursday and Thursday evening. Areas of southeastern Oregon can Red Flag Warning 2021-08-05T11:00:00-07:00 2021-08-05T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Baker Valley FIPS6 041001 UGC ORZ646 VTEC /O.UPG.KBOI.FW.A.0007.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.FW.W.0011.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/

The Washington Department of Ecology has announced an Air Quality Alert through noon Thursday, Aug. 5, for all of Washington east of the Cascade crest because of degraded air quality. The alert may be extended past Thursday for areas close to active wildfires. Wildfire smoke may produce health impacts due to Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) pollution. Air quality may reach levels that range Air Quality Alert 2021-08-04T12:06:00-07:00 2021-08-05T14:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Adams; Asotin; Chelan; Douglas; Garfield; Grant; Lincoln; Pend Oreille; Spokane; Whitman FIPS6 053001 053003 053007 053017 053023 053025 053043 053051 053063 053075 UGC WAC001 WAC003 WAC007 WAC017 WAC023 WAC025 WAC043 WAC051 WAC063 WAC075 VTEC

The Washington Department of Ecology has announced an Air Quality Alert through noon Thursday, Aug. 5, for all of Washington east of the Cascade crest because of degraded air quality. The alert is out until further notice. Wildfire smoke may produce health impacts due to Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) pollution. Air quality may reach levels that range Air Quality Alert 2021-08-04T12:06:00-07:00 2021-08-05T14:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Ferry; Okanogan; Stevens FIPS6 053019 053047 053065 UGC WAC019 WAC047 WAC065 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT FRIDAY... Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Pollution Advisory...in effect until Friday afternoon. * WHAT...High concentration of smoke particulates from the numerous wildfires in the area. * WHERE...Curry, Douglas, Josephine, Jackson, Lake, and Klamath Air Quality Alert 2021-08-03T11:15:00-07:00 2021-08-05T11:15:00-07:00 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 FIPS6 041011 041015 041019 041029 041033 041035 041037 UGC ORZ022 ORZ023 ORZ024 ORZ025 ORZ026 ORZ027 ORZ028 ORZ029 ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT THURSDAY... The Washington State Department of Ecology has issued an Air Quality Alert...in effect until noon PDT Thursday. A Smoke Air Quality Alert remains in effect. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Air Quality Alert 2021-08-04T12:06:00-07:00 2021-08-05T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Benton; Columbia; Franklin; Kittitas; Walla Walla; Yakima FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053037 053071 053077 UGC WAC005 WAC013 WAC021 WAC037 WAC071 WAC077 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT FRIDAY... Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory...in effect until noon PDT Friday. 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 2021-08-03T11:15:00-07:00 2021-08-05T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Crook; Deschutes; Gilliam; Jefferson; Morrow; Sherman; Umatilla; Union; Wallowa; Wasco FIPS6 041013 041017 041021 041031 041049 041055 041059 041061 041063 041065 UGC ORC013 ORC017 ORC021 ORC031 ORC049 ORC055 ORC059 ORC061 ORC063 ORC065 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT FRIDAY... The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency have continued an Air Quality Advisory, which is in effect until noon PDT Friday. This is primarily for eastern Lane County and far eastern Linn County. A Smoke Air Quality Advisory remains in effect. Wildfires burning in Air Quality Alert 2021-08-03T11:15:00-07:00 2021-08-06T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Lane; Linn FIPS6 041039 041043 UGC ORC039 ORC043 VTEC

...Thunderstorms on Thursday... Scattered showers and thunderstorms with little precipitation could produce scattered lightning and generate gusty outflow boundaries Thursday afternoon and evening across the Northern Columbia Basin, East Washington Palouse, and Spokane Area. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING Fire Weather Watch 2021-08-05T11:00:00-07:00 2021-08-05T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Northern Columbia Basin FIPS6 053001 053017 053019 053025 053043 UGC WAZ673 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0006.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/

...Thunderstorms on Thursday... Scattered showers and thunderstorms with little precipitation could produce scattered lightning and generate gusty outflow boundaries Thursday afternoon and evening across the Northern Columbia Basin, East Washington Palouse, and Spokane Area. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH Fire Weather Watch 2021-08-05T11:00:00-07:00 2021-08-05T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Eastern Washington East Columbia Basin FIPS6 053019 053043 053063 053075 UGC WAZ674 VTEC /O.EXA.KOTX.FW.A.0006.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/