NOAA Current Watches

...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/

...THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY... .An upper level low pressure system off the coast will move inland on Thursday and could bring abundant lightning to the eastern mountains. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER Fire Weather Watch 2021-08-05T11:00:00-07:00 2021-08-05T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Asotin County; Blue Mountains of Washington FIPS6 053003 053013 053023 UGC WAZ643 WAZ645 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0011.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/

...THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY... .An upper level low pressure system off the coast will move inland on Thursday and could bring abundant lightning to the eastern mountains. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER Fire Weather Watch 2021-08-05T11:00:00-07:00 2021-08-05T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible 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.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0011.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Temperatures up to 102 degrees. * WHERE...In Washington, Simcoe Highlands, Lower Columbia Basin of Washington, Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington, Kittitas Valley, Yakima Valley and Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington. In Oregon, Foothills of the Northern Blue Heat Advisory 2021-08-04T04:36:00-07:00 2021-08-04T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor 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.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210805T0600Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Temperatures up to 102 degrees. * WHERE...In Washington, Simcoe Highlands, Lower Columbia Basin of Washington, Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington, Kittitas Valley, Yakima Valley and Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington. In Oregon, Foothills of the Northern Blue Heat Advisory 2021-08-04T04:36:00-07:00 2021-08-04T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor 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 FIPS6 041021 041049 041055 041059 041065 UGC ORZ041 ORZ044 ORZ507 ORZ508 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210805T0600Z/

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN LATAH...NORTHWESTERN NEZ PERCE...EASTERN GARFIELD AND SOUTHEASTERN WHITMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM PDT... At 1056 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Pullman, moving northeast at 20 mph. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with Special Weather Statement 2021-08-03T15:24:00-07:00 2021-08-03T23:45:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties; Washington Palouse 46.44,-117.18 46.75,-117.46 46.94,-117.12 46.56,-116.76 46.44,-117.18 FIPS6 053003 053023 053075 UGC WAZ032 WAZ033 VTEC

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL FERRY AND NORTHEASTERN OKANOGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM PDT... At 810 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 17 miles northwest of Omak to near Nespelem Community. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with Special Weather Statement 2021-08-03T15:24:00-07:00 2021-08-03T21:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed East Slopes Northern Cascades; Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley 48.95,-119.71 48.48,-118.68 48.17,-119.12 48.55,-119.95 48.95,-119.71 FIPS6 053007 053019 053047 UGC WAZ038 WAZ042 WAZ043 VTEC

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 616... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 616... * Impacts: Very dry and unstable conditions will support extreme Red Flag Warning 2021-08-04T14:00:00-07:00 2021-08-04T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Umpqua Basin FIPS6 041011 041019 UGC ORZ616 VTEC /O.EXP.KMFR.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-210804T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0036.210804T2100Z-210805T0500Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 623... * Impacts: Strong, gusty wind with low relative humidity and critically dry vegetation will greatly increase the spread potential of any new and existing fires. Red Flag Warning 2021-08-04T14:00:00-07:00 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.0036.210804T2100Z-210805T0500Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 624... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 624... Red Flag Warning 2021-08-04T14:00:00-07:00 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.EXP.KMFR.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-210804T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0036.210804T2100Z-210805T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0027.210805T2100Z-210806T0500Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 624... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 624... Fire Weather Watch 2021-08-05T14:00:00-07:00 2021-08-05T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 VTEC /O.EXP.KMFR.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-210804T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0036.210804T2100Z-210805T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0027.210805T2100Z-210806T0500Z/

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN KITTITAS COUNTY... At 417 PM PDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Easton, or 8 miles west of Cle Elum, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Heavy rain, gusty winds of 40 to 50 mph, and possibly small hail. SOURCE...Doppler Radar indicated and trained weather spotter reports. Special Weather Statement 2021-08-03T15:24:00-07:00 2021-08-03T16:45:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed East Slopes of the Washington Cascades 47.46,-120.93 47.41,-120.87 47.42,-120.8 46.99,-120.95 47.01,-121.13 47.09,-121.28 47.07,-121.37 47.1,-121.4 47.14,-121.38 47.13,-121.31 47.15,-121.3 47.21,-121.31 47.22,-121.37 47.28,-121.34 47.29,-121.4 47.46,-121.33 47.46,-120.93 FIPS6 053037 053039 053077 UGC WAZ520 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, and the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency have continued an Air Quality Advisory, which is in effect until 11 PM PDT Thursday. This is primarily for far eastern Lane County to include the Oakridge area. A Smoke Air Quality Advisory remains in effect as wildfires burning Air Quality Alert 2021-08-03T11:15:00-07:00 2021-08-05T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Lane FIPS6 041039 UGC ORC039 VTEC

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with afternoon temperatures in the upper 90s to 105 degrees possible. * WHERE...Portions of North and North Central Idaho. Portions of Central, East Central, North Central, Northeast, and Southeast Washington. Heat Advisory 2021-08-03T15:24:00-07:00 2021-08-04T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Slopes Northern Cascades; Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties; Moses Lake Area; Northeast Blue Mountains; Northeast Mountains; Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley; Spokane Area; Upper Columbia Basin; Washington Palouse; Waterville Plateau; Wenatchee Area FIPS6 053001 053003 053007 053017 053019 053023 053025 053043 053047 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAZ031 WAZ032 WAZ033 WAZ034 WAZ035 WAZ036 WAZ037 WAZ038 WAZ041 WAZ042 WAZ043 WAZ044 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210805T0600Z/

...Thunderstorms 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. ...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 Northern Columbia Basin FIPS6 053001 053017 053019 053025 053043 UGC WAZ673 VTEC /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.A.0006.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/

...THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY... .An upper level low pressure system off the coast will move inland on Thursday and could bring some abundant lightning to the eastern mountains. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES Fire Weather Watch 2021-08-05T11:00:00-07:00 2021-08-05T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Asotin County; Blue Mountains of Washington FIPS6 053003 053013 053023 UGC WAZ643 WAZ645 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.A.0011.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/

...THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY... .An upper level low pressure system off the coast will move inland on Thursday and could bring some abundant lightning to the eastern mountains. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES Fire Weather Watch 2021-08-05T11:00:00-07:00 2021-08-05T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible 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.NEW.KPDT.FW.A.0011.210805T1800Z-210806T0600Z/