NOAA Current Watches

...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms with dry fuels this afternoon and evening... .Cloud to ground lightning this afternoon and evening will have the ability to produce new fire starts. Any storms can produce strong, gusty outflow winds which could contribute to fire spread. More thunderstorms are expected on Monday primarily east of the Red Flag Warning 2020-08-16T12:57:00-07:00 2020-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 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.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0011.200817T2000Z-200818T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0013.200817T1900Z-200818T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-200817T0600Z/

...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms with dry fuels this afternoon and evening... .Cloud to ground lightning this afternoon and evening will have the ability to produce new fire starts. Any storms can produce strong, gusty outflow winds which could contribute to fire spread. More thunderstorms are expected on Monday primarily east of the Red Flag Warning 2020-08-17T12:00:00-07:00 2020-08-17T23:00:00-07:00 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.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0011.200817T2000Z-200818T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0013.200817T1900Z-200818T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-200817T0600Z/

.Thunderstorms are expected to form late this afternoon and move through the warning area. Some wetting rains are possible, but gusty outflow winds over 50 mph are possible. Storms should weaken late this evening and overnight but only to develop once again over the same warning area Monday afternoon and evening. Moisture is expected to continue to recirculate around the periphery of the Red Flag Warning 2020-08-16T12:27:00-07:00 2020-08-17T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Baker Valley; Burns BLM; Vale BLM FIPS6 041001 041025 041045 UGC ORZ636 ORZ637 ORZ646 VTEC /O.EXT.KBOI.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-200818T0600Z/

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .Scattered thunderstorms with frequent lightning and gusty strong winds are expected to evolve across Central OR north and east into the OR Basin and along parts of the northeast mountains today. The greatest areal coverage of storms will be across central and Red Flag Warning 2020-08-16T13:00:00-07:00 2020-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely East Slopes of Central Oregon Cascades; East Slopes of the Northern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041017 041027 041031 041065 UGC ORZ610 ORZ639 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0009.200816T2000Z-200817T0600Z/

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .Scattered thunderstorms with frequent lightning and gusty strong winds are expected to evolve across Central OR north and east into the OR Basin and along parts of the northeast mountains today. The greatest areal coverage of storms will be across central and Red Flag Warning 2020-08-16T13:00:00-07:00 2020-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041021 041049 041055 041059 041065 UGC ORZ641 VTEC /O.EXA.KPDT.FW.W.0009.200816T2000Z-200817T0600Z/

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .Scattered thunderstorms with frequent lightning and gusty strong winds are expected to evolve across Central OR north and east into the OR Basin and along parts of the northeast mountains today. The greatest areal coverage of storms will be across central and Red Flag Warning 2020-08-16T13:00:00-07:00 2020-08-18T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Blue Mountains; Central Mountains of Oregon; Deschutes National Forest - minus Sisters Ranger District; Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains FIPS6 041013 041017 041023 041025 041031 041035 041049 041061 041069 UGC ORZ611 ORZ640 ORZ642 ORZ644 VTEC /O.EXT.KPDT.FW.W.0009.200816T2000Z-200819T0600Z/

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .Scattered thunderstorms with frequent lightning and gusty strong winds are expected to evolve across Central OR north and east into the OR Basin and along parts of the northeast mountains today. The greatest areal coverage of storms will be across central and Red Flag Warning 2020-08-16T13:00:00-07:00 2020-08-18T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Wallowa District FIPS6 041059 041061 041063 UGC ORZ643 ORZ645 VTEC /O.EXB.KPDT.FW.W.0009.200816T2000Z-200819T0600Z/

.Abundant moisture is expected to rotate around the periphery of the upper ridge located over the Great Basin. This moisture combines with intense daytime heating to bring a threat of thunderstorms to the warning area. Some rainfall is possible but wind gusts to 50 mph can also be expected into the evening hours. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /11 AM PDT/ TODAY TO Red Flag Warning 2020-08-16T11:00:00-07:00 2020-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Baker Valley; Burns BLM; Vale BLM FIPS6 041001 041025 041045 UGC ORZ636 ORZ637 ORZ646 VTEC /O.UPG.KBOI.FW.A.0003.200816T1800Z-200817T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.FW.W.0006.200816T1800Z-200817T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR HOT, DRY, AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 655, 657, 658, AND 659... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 655, 657, 658 and 659. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Afternoon temperatures mostly in the mid to Red Flag Warning 2020-08-16T06:23:00-07:00 2020-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Black Hills and Southwest Interior Lowlands; Southeast Puget Sound Lowlands Generally Below 1500 Feet; West Slopes of the Central Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet; West Slopes of the North Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet FIPS6 053033 053041 053045 053053 053057 053061 053067 053073 UGC WAZ655 WAZ657 WAZ658 WAZ659 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200817T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR HOT, DRY, AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 656... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 656. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 25 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Afternoon temperatures in the 90s. Red Flag Warning 2020-08-16T11:00:00-07:00 2020-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Northeast Puget Sound Lowlands Generally Below 1500 Feet FIPS6 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAZ656 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0002.200816T1800Z-200817T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions. High temperatures in the mid to upper 90s. A few areas may approach 100 degrees Sunday afternoon. * WHERE...East Puget Sound Lowlands, and areas below 3000 feet Excessive Heat Warning 2020-08-16T07:00:00-07:00 2020-08-17T02:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely East Puget Sound Lowlands; 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 WAZ555 WAZ567 WAZ568 WAZ569 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.EH.W.0001.200816T1400Z-200817T0900Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Very hot conditions expected. Afternoon high temperatures will be mostly in the mid to upper 90s, with some locations south of Tacoma and east of I-405 approaching 100 degrees. * WHERE...Tacoma Area, Bellevue and Vicinity, Lower Chehalis Heat Advisory 2020-08-16T07:00:00-07:00 2020-08-17T02:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Bellevue and Vicinity; Bremerton and Vicinity; Everett and Vicinity; Hood Canal Area; Lower Chehalis Valley Area; Seattle and Vicinity; Southwest Interior; Tacoma Area; Western Skagit County; Western Whatcom County FIPS6 053027 053031 053033 053035 053041 053045 053053 053057 053061 053067 053073 UGC WAZ503 WAZ504 WAZ506 WAZ507 WAZ509 WAZ511 WAZ512 WAZ556 WAZ558 WAZ559 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.HT.Y.0003.200816T1400Z-200817T0900Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures 95 to 106 degrees today with mild overnight lows in the 60s to mid 70s. Temperatures dropping a degree or two each day. * WHERE...In Washington, Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties, Excessive Heat Warning 2020-08-16T12:00:00-07:00 2020-08-18T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties; Moses Lake Area; Okanogan Valley; Spokane Area; Upper Columbia Basin; Washington Palouse; Waterville Plateau; Wenatchee Area FIPS6 053001 053003 053007 053017 053023 053025 053043 053047 053063 053075 UGC WAZ032 WAZ033 WAZ034 WAZ035 WAZ036 WAZ041 WAZ043 WAZ044 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.EH.W.0002.200816T1900Z-200819T0300Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...High temperatures in the 90s to 102 today and then cooling a degree or two each day through Tuesday. Mild overnight lows generally in the 60s. * WHERE...In Washington, Northeast Mountains, Okanogan Highlands Heat Advisory 2020-08-16T12:00:00-07:00 2020-08-18T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Slopes Northern Cascades; Northeast Blue Mountains; Northeast Mountains; Okanogan Highlands FIPS6 053003 053007 053019 053023 053047 053051 053065 UGC WAZ031 WAZ037 WAZ038 WAZ042 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.HT.Y.0002.200816T1900Z-200819T0300Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR HOT, DRY, AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 655, 657, 658, AND 659... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 655, 657, 658 and 659. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Afternoon temperatures mostly in the mid to upper Red Flag Warning 2020-08-16T05:40:00-07:00 2020-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Black Hills and Southwest Interior Lowlands; Southeast Puget Sound Lowlands Generally Below 1500 Feet; West Slopes of the Central Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet; West Slopes of the North Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet FIPS6 053033 053041 053045 053053 053057 053061 053067 053073 UGC WAZ655 WAZ657 WAZ658 WAZ659 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200817T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR HOT, DRY, AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 656... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 656. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 25 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Afternoon temperatures in the 90s. Red Flag Warning 2020-08-16T11:00:00-07:00 2020-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Northeast Puget Sound Lowlands Generally Below 1500 Feet FIPS6 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAZ656 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0002.200816T1800Z-200817T0600Z/

...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms with dry fuels today... .A disturbance will move northward through California with increasing moisture spreading into northern California and southern Oregon this morning. This disturbance will bring at least isolated to scattered thunderstorms as early as 9 AM Sunday morning. Another concern is that some of the storms may initially start out Red Flag Warning 2020-08-16T08:00:00-07:00 2020-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Rogue Valley; Siskiyou Mountains; Southern Oregon Cascades; Umpqua National Forest FIPS6 041019 041029 041033 041035 UGC ORZ617 ORZ621 ORZ622 ORZ623 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0012.200816T1500Z-200817T0600Z/

...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms with dry fuels today... .A disturbance will move northward through California with increasing moisture spreading into northern California and southern Oregon this morning. This disturbance will bring at least isolated to scattered thunderstorms as early as 9 AM Sunday morning. Another concern is that some of the storms may initially start out Red Flag Warning 2020-08-16T08:00:00-07:00 2020-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 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.0012.200816T1500Z-200817T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0011.200817T2000Z-200818T0600Z/

...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms with dry fuels today... .A disturbance will move northward through California with increasing moisture spreading into northern California and southern Oregon this morning. This disturbance will bring at least isolated to scattered thunderstorms as early as 9 AM Sunday morning. Another concern is that some of the storms may initially start out Fire Weather Watch 2020-08-17T13:00:00-07:00 2020-08-17T23:00:00-07:00 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.0012.200816T1500Z-200817T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0011.200817T2000Z-200818T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 100. * WHERE...Portions of Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon. * WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Extreme heat will significantly increase the Excessive Heat Warning 2020-08-16T03:23:00-07:00 2020-08-16T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central Columbia River Gorge; Greater Vancouver Area; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 053011 053059 UGC WAZ039 WAZ045 WAZ046 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200817T0400Z/