NOAA Current Watches

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT THURSDAY... The Southwest Clean Air Agency, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, and the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency has continued an Air Quality Advisory, which is in effect until noon PDT Thursday. A Smoke Air Quality Advisory remains in effect. Wildfires burning in Air Quality Alert 2020-09-14T10:55:00-07:00 2020-09-17T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Clark; Cowlitz; Pacific; Skamania; Wahkiakum FIPS6 053011 053015 053049 053059 053069 UGC WAC011 WAC015 WAC049 WAC059 WAC069 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT THURSDAY... The Southwest Clean Air Agency, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, and the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency has continued an Air Quality Advisory, which is in effect until noon PDT Thursday. A Smoke Air Quality Advisory remains in effect. Wildfires burning in Air Quality Alert 2020-09-14T11:30:00-07:00 2020-09-17T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Benton; Clackamas; Clatsop; Columbia; Hood River; Lane; Lincoln; Linn; Marion; Multnomah; Polk; Tillamook; Washington; Yamhill FIPS6 041003 041005 041007 041009 041027 041039 041041 041043 041047 041051 041053 041057 041067 041071 UGC ORC003 ORC005 ORC007 ORC009 ORC027 ORC039 ORC041 ORC043 ORC047 ORC051 ORC053 ORC057 ORC067 ORC071 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FROM THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR SOUTHEAST OREGON... The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory for southeast Oregon due to elevated pollutant levels. This Advisory will remain in effect until air quality conditions have significantly improved. Air Quality Alert 2020-09-14T11:30:00-07:00 2020-09-16T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Baker; Harney; Malheur FIPS6 041001 041025 041045 UGC ORC001 ORC025 ORC045 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ALERT has been extended THROUGH 12 PM PDT FRIDAY... An Air Quality Alert has been extended by the following agencies: Washington Department of Ecology Region wide smoke will continue through the rest of the week as an extensive area of smoke from Western US wildfires continues to impact the region. Air Quality Alert 2020-09-14T10:55:00-07:00 2020-09-17T11:00:00-07:00 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

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY... ...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TODAY... * WHAT...Widespread fog and smoke, with visibilities frequently around at or less than a quarter of a mile. Visibilities will gradually improve 1 to 2 miles through this afternoon. Worst conditions will be this morning in the lower elevations, below Dense Fog Advisory 2020-09-14T05:53:00-07:00 2020-09-14T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Cascade Foothills in Lane County; Central Columbia River Gorge; Central Willamette Valley; Greater Portland Metro Area; Lower Columbia; Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills; South Willamette Valley; Upper Hood River Valley; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041003 041005 041009 041027 041039 041043 041047 041051 041053 041067 041071 UGC ORZ005 ORZ006 ORZ007 ORZ008 ORZ010 ORZ012 ORZ014 ORZ015 ORZ016 VTEC /O.EXT.KPQR.FG.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-200914T1900Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SM.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200915T0100Z/

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY... ...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TODAY... * WHAT...Widespread fog and smoke, with visibilities frequently around at or less than a quarter of a mile. Visibilities will gradually improve 1 to 2 miles through this afternoon. Worst conditions will be this morning in the lower elevations, below Dense Smoke Advisory 2020-09-14T05:53:00-07:00 2020-09-14T18:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Cascade Foothills in Lane County; Central Columbia River Gorge; Central Willamette Valley; Greater Portland Metro Area; Lower Columbia; Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills; South Willamette Valley; Upper Hood River Valley; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041003 041005 041009 041027 041039 041043 041047 041051 041053 041067 041071 UGC ORZ005 ORZ006 ORZ007 ORZ008 ORZ010 ORZ012 ORZ014 ORZ015 ORZ016 VTEC /O.EXT.KPQR.FG.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-200914T1900Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SM.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200915T0100Z/

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY... ...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TODAY... * WHAT...Widespread fog and smoke, with visibilities frequently around at or less than a quarter of a mile. Visibilities will gradually improve 1 to 2 miles through this afternoon. Worst conditions will be this morning in the lower elevations, below Dense Fog Advisory 2020-09-14T05:53:00-07:00 2020-09-14T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Columbia River Gorge; Greater Vancouver Area; Lower Columbia and I - 5 Corridor in Cowlitz County; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 053011 053015 053059 UGC WAZ022 WAZ039 WAZ045 WAZ046 VTEC /O.EXT.KPQR.FG.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-200914T1900Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SM.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200915T0100Z/

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... * WHAT...Areas of smoke and dense fog, with visibilities under a miles at times. Visibilities will gradually improve to 1 to 3 miles later this morning into the afternoon. * WHERE...South Washington Cascade Foothills. * WHEN...Until noon PDT today. Dense Fog Advisory 2020-09-14T05:53:00-07:00 2020-09-14T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely South Washington Cascade Foothills FIPS6 053011 053015 UGC WAZ040 VTEC /O.EXT.KPQR.FG.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-200914T1900Z/

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY... ...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TODAY... * WHAT...Widespread fog and smoke, with visibilities frequently around at or less than a quarter of a mile. Visibilities will gradually improve 1 to 2 miles through this afternoon. Worst conditions will be this morning in the lower elevations, below Dense Smoke Advisory 2020-09-14T05:53:00-07:00 2020-09-14T18:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Columbia River Gorge; Greater Vancouver Area; Lower Columbia and I - 5 Corridor in Cowlitz County; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 053011 053015 053059 UGC WAZ022 WAZ039 WAZ045 WAZ046 VTEC /O.EXT.KPQR.FG.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-200914T1900Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SM.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200915T0100Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 623... * Impacts: Gusty wind with low relative humidity and high fire danger will likely contribute to a significant spread of new and existing fires. Red Flag Warning 2020-09-14T12:00:00-07:00 2020-09-14T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Southern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041029 041035 UGC ORZ623 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0025.200914T1900Z-200915T0400Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 624 AND 625... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 624 AND 625... Red Flag Warning 2020-09-14T12:00:00-07:00 2020-09-14T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest; South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 ORZ625 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0025.200914T1900Z-200915T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0023.200915T1900Z-200916T0300Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 624 AND 625... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 624 AND 625... Fire Weather Watch 2020-09-15T12:00:00-07:00 2020-09-15T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest; South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 ORZ625 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0025.200914T1900Z-200915T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0023.200915T1900Z-200916T0300Z/

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... An Air Quality Alert for smoke has been issued by the following agencies: Olympic Region Clean Air Agency Northwest Clean Air Agency Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Air Quality Alert 2020-09-12T18:58:00-07:00 2020-09-14T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Clallam; Grays Harbor; Island; Jefferson; King; Kitsap; Lewis; Mason; Pierce; San Juan; Skagit; Snohomish; Thurston; Whatcom FIPS6 053009 053027 053029 053031 053033 053035 053041 053045 053053 053055 053057 053061 053067 053073 UGC WAC009 WAC027 WAC029 WAC031 WAC033 WAC035 WAC041 WAC045 WAC053 WAC055 WAC057 WAC061 WAC067 WAC073 VTEC

...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... * WHAT...Visibility as low as 1/4 mile or less at times in dense smoke. * WHERE...Portions of central and north central Oregon, the lower Columbia Basin, east Columbia River Gorge, Simcoe Highlands, and the Foothills of the Blue Mountains. Dense Smoke Advisory 2020-09-14T03:04:00-07:00 2020-09-14T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington; Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Simcoe Highlands FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ024 WAZ028 WAZ029 WAZ521 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.SM.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200914T1900Z/

...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... * WHAT...Visibility as low as 1/4 mile or less at times in dense smoke. * WHERE...Portions of central and north central Oregon, the lower Columbia Basin, east Columbia River Gorge, Simcoe Highlands, and the Foothills of the Blue Mountains. Dense Smoke Advisory 2020-09-14T03:04:00-07:00 2020-09-14T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Oregon; East Columbia River Gorge; 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 041017 041021 041031 041049 041055 041059 041065 UGC ORZ041 ORZ044 ORZ507 ORZ508 ORZ510 ORZ511 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.SM.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200914T1900Z/

...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT MONDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Visibilities of a quarter of a mile or less in a mix of dense smoke and fog. Visibilities may improve to up to 3/4 of a mile to 2 miles at times Monday afternoon. Worst conditions will be in the lower elevations, mostly below 1500 feet. Dense Fog Advisory 2020-09-14T00:00:00-07:00 2020-09-14T14:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Greater Vancouver Area; Lower Columbia and I - 5 Corridor in Cowlitz County FIPS6 053011 053015 UGC WAZ022 WAZ039 VTEC /O.EXT.KPQR.SM.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200915T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KPQR.FG.Y.0006.200914T0700Z-200914T2100Z/

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Visibilities of a quarter of a mile or less in a mix of dense smoke and fog. Visibilities may improve to up to 1 to 2 miles at times later Monday morning into the afternoon. * WHERE...South Washington Cascade Foothills. * WHEN...Until 2 PM PDT Monday. Dense Fog Advisory 2020-09-14T00:00:00-07:00 2020-09-14T14:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely South Washington Cascade Foothills FIPS6 053011 053015 UGC WAZ040 VTEC /O.EXB.KPQR.FG.Y.0006.200914T0700Z-200914T2100Z/

...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT MONDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Visibilities of a quarter of a mile or less in a mix of dense smoke and fog. Visibilities may improve to up to 1 to 2 miles at times in smoke later Monday morning into the afternoon. * WHERE...In Washington, Western Columbia River Gorge and Dense Fog Advisory 2020-09-14T00:00:00-07:00 2020-09-14T14:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Columbia River Gorge; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 053059 UGC WAZ045 WAZ046 VTEC /O.EXB.KPQR.SM.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200915T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KPQR.FG.Y.0006.200914T0700Z-200914T2100Z/

...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT MONDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Visibilities of a quarter of a mile or less in a mix of dense smoke and fog. Visibilities may improve to up to 3/4 of a mile to 2 miles at times Monday afternoon. Worst conditions will be in the lower elevations, mostly below 1500 feet. Dense Smoke Advisory 2020-09-13T23:01:00-07:00 2020-09-14T18:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Greater Vancouver Area; Lower Columbia and I - 5 Corridor in Cowlitz County FIPS6 053011 053015 UGC WAZ022 WAZ039 VTEC /O.EXT.KPQR.SM.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200915T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KPQR.FG.Y.0006.200914T0700Z-200914T2100Z/

...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT MONDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Visibilities of a quarter of a mile or less in a mix of dense smoke and fog. Visibilities may improve to up to 1 to 2 miles at times in smoke later Monday morning into the afternoon. * WHERE...In Washington, Western Columbia River Gorge and Dense Smoke Advisory 2020-09-13T23:01:00-07:00 2020-09-14T18:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Columbia River Gorge; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 053059 UGC WAZ045 WAZ046 VTEC /O.EXB.KPQR.SM.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200915T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KPQR.FG.Y.0006.200914T0700Z-200914T2100Z/