NOAA Current Watches

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of one to two inches. * WHERE...In Washington, Northwest Blue Mountains. In Oregon, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon. * WHEN...Until 10 PM PST this evening. Winter Weather Advisory 2020-12-17T18:49:00-08:00 2020-12-17T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon FIPS6 041059 041061 041063 UGC ORZ502 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-201218T0600Z/

...THERE IS A THREAT OF RIVER FLOODING WITH HEAVY RAIN AND HIGH SNOW LEVELS THIS WEEKEND... A front will move through Western Washington Friday afternoon and evening. Another wetter and warmer frontal system will arrive over the weekend. Rivers across Western Washington will rise through the Hydrologic Outlook 2020-12-17T13:25:00-08:00 2020-12-18T03:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Future Unknown Possible Clallam; Grays Harbor; Jefferson; King; Lewis; Mason; Pierce; Skagit; Snohomish; Thurston; Whatcom FIPS6 053009 053027 053031 053033 053041 053045 053053 053057 053061 053067 053073 UGC WAC009 WAC027 WAC031 WAC033 WAC041 WAC045 WAC053 WAC057 WAC061 WAC067 WAC073 VTEC

...RAIN AND SNOWMELT RUNOFF WILL CAUSE RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE CASCADES AND PARTS OF THE PALOUSE THIS WEEKEND... Periods of moderate to heavy rain and high mountain snow can be expected across the Inland Northwest this weekend along with milder temperatures and gusty winds. The highest rainfall amounts will be near the crest of the Hydrologic Outlook 2020-12-17T13:25:00-08:00 2020-12-18T13:30:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Future Unknown Possible Chelan; Whitman FIPS6 053007 053075 UGC WAC007 WAC075 VTEC

...RAIN AND SNOWMELT RUNOFF WILL CAUSE RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS ALONG THE CASCADES AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THIS WEEKEND... Several weather systems will move through the Pacific Northwest this weekend with periods of moderate to heavy rain Saturday and Sunday. Highest rainfall amounts will be over the Washington Cascades with Hydrologic Outlook 2020-12-17T09:41:00-08:00 2020-12-18T11:45:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Future Unknown Possible East Slopes of the Washington Cascades; Northwest Blue Mountains FIPS6 053013 053037 053039 053077 UGC WAZ030 WAZ520 VTEC

...RAIN AND SNOWMELT RUNOFF WILL CAUSE RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS ALONG THE CASCADES AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THIS WEEKEND... Several weather systems will move through the Pacific Northwest this weekend with periods of moderate to heavy rain Saturday and Sunday. Highest rainfall amounts will be over the Washington Cascades with Hydrologic Outlook 2020-12-17T09:41:00-08:00 2020-12-18T11:45:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Future Unknown Possible East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades; Grande Ronde Valley; Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Wallowa County FIPS6 041017 041023 041031 041049 041059 041061 041063 UGC ORZ049 ORZ050 ORZ502 ORZ503 ORZ509 VTEC

...POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY ALONG CREEKS AND RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON... Heavy rain is likely this weekend, and amounts may be sufficient to cause flooding of creeks and rivers in southwest Washington and northwest Oregon. The details of timing, areas affected, and total rainfall remain uncertain. However, the forecast confidence is Hydrologic Outlook 2020-12-17T09:41:00-08:00 2020-12-18T10:30:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Future Unknown Possible Central Columbia River Gorge; Greater Vancouver Area; Lower Columbia and I - 5 Corridor in Cowlitz County; South Washington Cascade Foothills; South Washington Coast; Western Columbia River Gorge; Willapa Hills FIPS6 053011 053015 053049 053059 053069 UGC WAZ020 WAZ021 WAZ022 WAZ039 WAZ040 WAZ045 WAZ046 VTEC

...POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY ALONG CREEKS AND RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON... Heavy rain is likely this weekend, and amounts may be sufficient to cause flooding of creeks and rivers in southwest Washington and northwest Oregon. The details of timing, areas affected, and total rainfall remain uncertain. However, the forecast confidence is Hydrologic Outlook 2020-12-17T10:19:00-08:00 2020-12-18T10:30:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Future Unknown Possible Cascade Foothills in Lane County; Central Columbia River Gorge; Central Oregon Coast; Central Willamette Valley; Coast Range of Northwest Oregon; Greater Portland Metro Area; Lower Columbia; North Oregon Coast; Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills; South Willamette Valley; Upper Hood River Valley; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041003 041005 041007 041009 041027 041039 041041 041043 041047 041051 041053 041057 041067 041071 UGC ORZ001 ORZ002 ORZ003 ORZ005 ORZ006 ORZ007 ORZ008 ORZ010 ORZ012 ORZ014 ORZ015 ORZ016 VTEC

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... * WHAT...Snow above 3500 feet. Additional snow accumulations of up to 3 inches, with locally higher amounts expected for elevations above 5000 ft. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...In Washington, South Washington Cascades. In Oregon, Winter Weather Advisory 2020-12-17T09:41:00-08:00 2020-12-17T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely South Washington Cascades FIPS6 053015 053059 UGC WAZ019 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-201218T0000Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... * WHAT...Snow above 3500 feet. Additional snow accumulations of up to 3 inches, with locally higher amounts expected for elevations above 5000 ft. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...In Washington, South Washington Cascades. In Oregon, Winter Weather Advisory 2020-12-17T09:41:00-08:00 2020-12-17T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Cascades in Lane County; Northern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041005 041027 041039 041043 041047 UGC ORZ011 ORZ013 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-201218T0000Z/

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Washington... Skokomish River At Potlatch affecting Mason County. ...The Flood Warning remains in effect... The Flood Warning continues for the Skokomish River At Potlatch. Flood Warning 2020-12-17T08:17:00-08:00 2020-12-17T17:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Mason 47.44,-123.26 47.33,-123.21 47.36,-123.17 47.33,-123.08 47.21,-123.21 47.38,-123.4 47.44,-123.26 FIPS6 053045 UGC WAC045 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0067.000000T0000Z-201218T0100Z/ /SRPW1.1.ER.201217T1052Z.201217T1225Z.201217T1851Z.NO/

...SNOW CONTINUES OVER THE CASCADE CREST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR THE CASCADE CREST INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN COLES CORNER AND STEVENS PASS... * WHAT...Snow for The Cascade Crest including Highway 2 between Coles Corner and Stevens Pass. Additional snow accumulations Winter Weather Advisory 2020-12-17T08:00:00-08:00 2020-12-17T12:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Slopes Northern Cascades FIPS6 053007 053047 UGC WAZ042 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-201217T2000Z/

...THREAT OF RIVER FLOODING WILL INCREASE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL IMPACT THE AREA... A couple of rounds of heavy rainfall are expected across Western Washington late this week and into the weekend. This will be following a week of abundant rainfall, which has resulted in saturated soils. A first round on Friday will likely lead to a few Hydrologic Outlook 2020-12-17T04:27:00-08:00 2020-12-17T15:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Future Unknown Possible Clallam; Grays Harbor; Jefferson; King; Lewis; Mason; Pierce; Skagit; Snohomish; Thurston; Whatcom FIPS6 053009 053027 053031 053033 053041 053045 053053 053057 053061 053067 053073 UGC WAC009 WAC027 WAC031 WAC033 WAC041 WAC045 WAC053 WAC057 WAC061 WAC067 WAC073 VTEC

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET... * WHAT...Snow above 5000 feet expected. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches. Winds gusting as high as 25 mph. * WHERE...Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake Winter Weather Advisory 2020-12-17T03:56:00-08:00 2020-12-17T07:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central and Eastern Lake County; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-201217T1500Z/

...SNOW TO IMPACT THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON CASCADE EAST SLOPES AND PASSES AND THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 10 Winter Weather Advisory 2020-12-17T03:29:00-08:00 2020-12-17T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Northwest Blue Mountains FIPS6 053013 UGC WAZ030 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-201218T0600Z/

...SNOW TO IMPACT THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON CASCADE EAST SLOPES AND PASSES AND THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 or Winter Weather Advisory 2020-12-17T03:29:00-08:00 2020-12-17T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Slopes of the Washington Cascades FIPS6 053037 053039 053077 UGC WAZ520 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-201218T0600Z/

...SNOW TO IMPACT THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON CASCADE EAST SLOPES AND PASSES AND THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 10 Winter Weather Advisory 2020-12-17T03:29:00-08:00 2020-12-17T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon FIPS6 041059 041061 041063 UGC ORZ502 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-201218T0600Z/

...SNOW TO IMPACT THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON CASCADE EAST SLOPES AND PASSES AND THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 10 or Winter Weather Advisory 2020-12-17T03:29:00-08:00 2020-12-17T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041017 041031 UGC ORZ509 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-201218T0600Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * WHAT...Snow above 3500 feet. Additional snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches, for total accumulations of 7 to 13 inches. * WHERE...Cascade mountains of Whatcom and Skagit Counties, including the Mount Baker Ski Area, Cascade mountains of Pierce Winter Weather Advisory 2020-12-17T03:23:00-08:00 2020-12-17T12:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely West Slopes North Cascades and Passes; West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes; West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes FIPS6 053033 053041 053053 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAZ567 WAZ568 WAZ569 VTEC /O.EXT.KSEW.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-201217T2000Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... * WHAT...Snow expected above 3500 feet. Additional snow accumulations of 3 to 7 inches, with locally higher amounts expected for elevations above 5000 feet. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. Winter Weather Advisory 2020-12-17T01:34:00-08:00 2020-12-17T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely South Washington Cascades FIPS6 053015 053059 UGC WAZ019 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-201218T0000Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... * WHAT...Snow expected above 3500 feet. Additional snow accumulations of 3 to 7 inches, with locally higher amounts expected for elevations above 5000 feet. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. Winter Weather Advisory 2020-12-17T01:34:00-08:00 2020-12-17T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Cascades in Lane County; Northern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041005 041027 041039 041043 041047 UGC ORZ011 ORZ013 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-201218T0000Z/