NOAA Current Watches

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR HOT, DRY, AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 656... The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Red Flag Warning for hot, dry, and unstable conditions, which is in effect from 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Sunday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 656. 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.EXB.KSEW.FW.W.0002.200816T1800Z-200817T0600Z/

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS POSSIBLE WITH DRY FUELS LATE SUNDAY TO EARLY SUNDAY NIGHT... .Infrequent to occasionally frequent lightning is possible with isolated to widely scattered storms late Sunday through Sunday evening. Increasing moisture under southwest flow combined with a passing disturbance aloft will aid the development of these Fire Weather Watch 2020-08-16T13:00:00-07:00 2020-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Central Blue Mountains; Central Mountains of Oregon; Deschutes National Forest - minus Sisters Ranger District; East Slopes of Central Oregon Cascades; Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains FIPS6 041013 041017 041023 041025 041031 041035 041049 041061 041065 041069 UGC ORZ610 ORZ611 ORZ640 ORZ642 ORZ644 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.A.0009.200816T2000Z-200817T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures 95 to 105 degrees. Mild overnight lows in the 60s to mid 70s. * WHERE...In Washington, Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties, Washington Palouse, Moses Lake Area, Upper Columbia Basin, 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 SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...High temperatures in the 90s to 101. Mild overnight lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s. * WHERE...In Washington, Northeast Mountains, Okanogan Highlands and East Slopes Northern Cascades. In Idaho, Coeur d`Alene 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 FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY 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 15 to 25 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Upper 80s and 90s, but close to 100 degrees Red Flag Warning 2020-08-15T11:00:00-07:00 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.0002.200815T1800Z-200817T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures 99 to 106 Sunday through Tuesday. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central and southeast Washington and central, north central and northeast Oregon. Excessive Heat Warning 2020-08-16T11:00:00-07:00 2020-08-18T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate 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.EH.W.0002.200816T1800Z-200819T0400Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures 93 to 102 expected. * WHERE...In Washington, Northwest Blue Mountains and East Slopes of the Washington Cascades. In Oregon, Grande Ronde Valley, Wallowa County, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Heat Advisory 2020-08-16T11:00:00-07:00 2020-08-18T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Slopes of the Washington Cascades; Northwest Blue Mountains FIPS6 053013 053037 053039 053077 UGC WAZ030 WAZ520 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0002.200816T1800Z-200819T0400Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures 99 to 106 Sunday through Tuesday. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central and southeast Washington and central, north central and northeast Oregon. Excessive Heat Warning 2020-08-16T11:00:00-07:00 2020-08-18T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely East Columbia River Gorge; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; John Day Basin; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041021 041023 041049 041055 041059 041065 041069 UGC ORZ041 ORZ044 ORZ505 ORZ507 ORZ508 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.EH.W.0002.200816T1800Z-200819T0400Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures 93 to 102 expected. * WHERE...In Washington, Northwest Blue Mountains and East Slopes of the Washington Cascades. In Oregon, Grande Ronde Valley, Wallowa County, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Heat Advisory 2020-08-16T11:00:00-07:00 2020-08-18T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Oregon; Grande Ronde Valley; North Central Oregon; Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Wallowa County FIPS6 041017 041023 041031 041049 041055 041059 041061 041063 041065 UGC ORZ049 ORZ050 ORZ502 ORZ503 ORZ510 ORZ511 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0002.200816T1800Z-200819T0400Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Hot conditions are expected during the afternoon to early evening hours with daytime highs of up to 103 degrees expected. * WHERE...Inland portions of the South Central Oregon Coast and Curry County Coast, including Myrtle Point and Powers. Heat Advisory 2020-08-15T03:33:00-07:00 2020-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Curry County Coast; South Central Oregon Coast FIPS6 041011 041015 UGC ORZ021 ORZ022 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-200816T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions are expected during the afternoon to early evening hours with daytime highs as high as 110 degrees. * WHERE...Portions of eastern Curry County, Josephine County, Excessive Heat Warning 2020-08-15T03:33:00-07:00 2020-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Jackson County FIPS6 041015 041029 041033 UGC ORZ024 ORZ026 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200817T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions are expected during the afternoon to early evening hours with daytime highs as high as 109 degrees. * WHERE...Portions of central Douglas County and eastern Coos Excessive Heat Warning 2020-08-15T08:00:00-07:00 2020-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central Douglas County; Eastern Douglas County Foothills FIPS6 041011 041019 UGC ORZ023 ORZ025 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.EH.W.0001.200815T1500Z-200817T0600Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT..Hot conditions are expected during the afternoon to early evening hours with daytime highs of up to 104 degrees expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and eastern Siskiyou County Heat Advisory 2020-08-15T08:00:00-07:00 2020-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Klamath Basin; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041019 041029 041035 UGC ORZ027 ORZ028 ORZ029 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.HT.Y.0005.200815T1500Z-200817T0600Z/

...Confidence increasing for scattered storms on Sunday... .Increased moisture and a disturbance will travel northward into northern California and southern Oregon Saturday night into early Sunday morning. This disturbance will bring at least isolated thunderstorms to most of the area, with chances increasing for scattered thunderstorms, especially Sunday afternoon. The main Fire Weather Watch 2020-08-16T08:00:00-07:00 2020-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Siskiyou Mountains FIPS6 041029 041033 UGC ORZ621 VTEC /O.EXB.KMFR.FW.A.0010.200816T1500Z-200817T0600Z/

...Confidence increasing for scattered storms on Sunday... .Increased moisture and a disturbance will travel northward into northern California and southern Oregon Saturday night into early Sunday morning. This disturbance will bring at least isolated thunderstorms to most of the area, with chances increasing for scattered thunderstorms, especially Sunday afternoon. The main Fire Weather Watch 2020-08-16T08:00:00-07:00 2020-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Eastern Rogue Valley; Southern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041029 041035 UGC ORZ622 ORZ623 VTEC /O.EXB.KMFR.FW.A.0010.200816T1500Z-200817T0600Z/

...Confidence increasing for scattered storms on Sunday... .Increased moisture and a disturbance will travel northward into northern California and southern Oregon Saturday night into early Sunday morning. This disturbance will bring at least isolated thunderstorms to most of the area, with chances increasing for scattered thunderstorms, especially Sunday afternoon. The main Fire Weather Watch 2020-08-16T11:00:00-07:00 2020-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties; Umpqua National Forest FIPS6 041019 041037 UGC ORZ617 ORZ625 VTEC /O.EXB.KMFR.FW.A.0010.200816T1800Z-200817T0600Z/

...Confidence increasing for scattered storms on Sunday... .Increased moisture and a disturbance will travel northward into northern California and southern Oregon Saturday night into early Sunday morning. This disturbance will bring at least isolated thunderstorms to most of the area, with chances increasing for scattered thunderstorms, especially Sunday afternoon. The main Fire Weather Watch 2020-08-16T11:00:00-07:00 2020-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 VTEC /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.A.0010.200816T1800Z-200817T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY BELOW 2500 FEET... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures up to around 100 degrees. * WHERE...Portions of Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon below 2500 feet. Excessive Heat Warning 2020-08-15T12:00:00-07:00 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.0001.200815T1900Z-200817T0400Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY BELOW 2500 FEET... * WHAT...High temperatures in the 90s. * WHERE...Below 2500 feet. In Washington, South Washington Cascades, South Washington Cascade Foothills and I-5 Corridor in Cowlitz County. In Oregon, Cascades in Lane County, Coast Range Heat Advisory 2020-08-15T12:00:00-07:00 2020-08-16T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Lower Columbia and I - 5 Corridor in Cowlitz County; South Washington Cascade Foothills; South Washington Cascades FIPS6 053011 053015 053059 UGC WAZ019 WAZ022 WAZ040 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.HT.Y.0003.200815T1900Z-200817T0400Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY BELOW 2500 FEET... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures up to around 100 degrees. * WHERE...Portions of Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon below 2500 feet. Excessive Heat Warning 2020-08-15T12:00:00-07:00 2020-08-16T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Cascade Foothills in Lane County; Central Columbia River Gorge; Central Willamette Valley; Greater Portland Metro Area; Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills; South Willamette Valley; Upper Hood River Valley; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041003 041005 041027 041039 041043 041047 041051 041053 041067 041071 UGC ORZ006 ORZ007 ORZ008 ORZ010 ORZ012 ORZ014 ORZ015 ORZ016 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.EH.W.0001.200815T1900Z-200817T0400Z/