NOAA Current Watches

...Thunderstorms continue to diminish this evening. Another round of storms over Central Oregon will expand east to include the higher terrain of northeast Oregon on Tuesday... .The atmosphere will again be hot and unstable Tuesday, and mid level moisture will bring isolated to scattered thunderstorms over central and higher terrain of northeast Oregon. Most thunderstorms Red Flag Warning 2020-07-27T21:38:00-07:00 2020-07-28T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Mountains of Oregon; Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains FIPS6 041013 041017 041023 041025 041031 041069 UGC ORZ640 ORZ642 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200729T0500Z/

...Thunderstorms continue to diminish this evening. Another round of storms over Central Oregon will expand east to include the higher terrain of northeast Oregon on Tuesday... .The atmosphere will again be hot and unstable Tuesday, and mid level moisture will bring isolated to scattered thunderstorms over central and higher terrain of northeast Oregon. Most thunderstorms Red Flag Warning 2020-07-28T12:00:00-07:00 2020-07-28T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Blue Mountains; Wallowa District FIPS6 041023 041049 041061 041063 041069 UGC ORZ644 ORZ645 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.200728T1900Z-200729T0500Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...High temperatures in the mid 90s to low 100s. * WHERE...The Okanogan Valley...Wenatchee Valley...Waterville Plateau...Columbia Basin...Spokane area...Washington and Idaho Palouse...the Coeur d`Alene area and the LC and Snake River Valleys. Heat Advisory 2020-07-27T21:03:00-07:00 2020-07-30T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor 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.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200731T0300Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 624 AND 625... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 624 AND 625... The National Weather Service in Medford has cancelled the Red Flag Red Flag Warning 2020-07-28T14:00:00-07:00 2020-07-28T20:00:00-07:00 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.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-200728T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0006.200728T2100Z-200729T0300Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...High temperatures in the mid 90s to low 100s. * WHERE...The Okanogan Valley...Wenatchee Valley...Waterville Plateau...Columbia Basin...Spokane area...Washington and Idaho Palouse...the Coeur d`Alene area and the LC and Snake River Valleys. Heat Advisory 2020-07-27T15:10:00-07:00 2020-07-30T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor 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.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200731T0300Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT... High temperatures 95 to 101 degrees. * WHERE...In California, Western Siskiyou County, Central Siskiyou County and North Central and Southeast Siskiyou County. In Oregon, Central Douglas County, Eastern Curry County and Josephine County, Jackson County and Siskiyou Heat Advisory 2020-07-27T14:57:00-07:00 2020-07-27T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Douglas County; Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Eastern Douglas County Foothills; Jackson County; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041011 041015 041019 041029 041033 041035 UGC ORZ023 ORZ024 ORZ025 ORZ026 ORZ027 ORZ028 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200728T0300Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures 99 to 106 expected. Temperatures may locally near 110 degrees. * WHERE...In Washington, Lower Columbia Basin of Washington, Simcoe Highlands, Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington, Yakima Valley and Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Heat Advisory 2020-07-27T14:49:00-07:00 2020-07-30T20:00:00-07:00 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; Yakima Valley FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ024 WAZ027 WAZ028 WAZ029 WAZ521 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200731T0300Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures 99 to 106 expected. Temperatures may locally near 110 degrees. * WHERE...In Washington, Kittitas Valley. In Oregon, John Day Basin, Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Heat Advisory 2020-07-29T12:00:00-07:00 2020-07-30T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Kittitas Valley FIPS6 053037 UGC WAZ026 VTEC /O.EXB.KPDT.HT.Y.0001.200729T1900Z-200731T0300Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures 99 to 106 expected. Temperatures may locally near 110 degrees. * WHERE...In Washington, Lower Columbia Basin of Washington, Simcoe Highlands, Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington, Yakima Valley and Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Heat Advisory 2020-07-27T14:49:00-07:00 2020-07-30T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Columbia River Gorge; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041021 041049 041055 041059 041065 UGC ORZ041 ORZ044 ORZ507 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200731T0300Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures 99 to 106 expected. Temperatures may locally near 110 degrees. * WHERE...In Washington, Kittitas Valley. In Oregon, John Day Basin, Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Heat Advisory 2020-07-29T12:00:00-07:00 2020-07-30T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Oregon; Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; John Day Basin; North Central Oregon FIPS6 041017 041021 041023 041031 041049 041055 041065 041069 UGC ORZ505 ORZ508 ORZ510 ORZ511 VTEC /O.EXB.KPDT.HT.Y.0001.200729T1900Z-200731T0300Z/

...DRY AND WINDY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS AND THE NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN... The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Fire Weather Watch 2020-07-28T16:00:00-07:00 2020-07-28T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Central Cascade Valleys; Northern Columbia Basin; South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053025 053037 053043 053077 UGC WAZ673 WAZ676 WAZ677 VTEC /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.A.0002.200728T2300Z-200729T0400Z/

...Thunderstorms today over Central Oregon will shift east to include northeast Oregon on Tuesday... .The atmosphere will be hot and unstable today, and mid level moisture will bring isolated to scattered thunderstorms over central Oregon. Most thunderstorms will produce little to no rainfall. The threat of thunderstorms will extend into the Red Flag Warning 2020-07-27T14:21:00-07:00 2020-07-27T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Deschutes National Forest - minus Sisters Ranger District FIPS6 041017 041035 UGC ORZ611 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200728T0500Z/

...Thunderstorms today over Central Oregon will shift east to include northeast Oregon on Tuesday... .The atmosphere will be hot and unstable today, and mid level moisture will bring isolated to scattered thunderstorms over central Oregon. Most thunderstorms will produce little to no rainfall. The threat of thunderstorms will extend into the Red Flag Warning 2020-07-27T16:00:00-07:00 2020-07-28T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Mountains of Oregon; Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains FIPS6 041013 041017 041023 041025 041031 041069 UGC ORZ640 ORZ642 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.200727T2300Z-200729T0500Z/

...Thunderstorms today over Central Oregon will shift east to include northeast Oregon on Tuesday... .The atmosphere will be hot and unstable today, and mid level moisture will bring isolated to scattered thunderstorms over central Oregon. Most thunderstorms will produce little to no rainfall. The threat of thunderstorms will extend into the Red Flag Warning 2020-07-28T12:00:00-07:00 2020-07-28T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Blue Mountains FIPS6 041023 041049 041061 041069 UGC ORZ644 VTEC /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0003.200728T1900Z-200729T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.FW.W.0003.200728T1900Z-200729T0500Z/

...Thunderstorms today over Central Oregon will shift east to include northeast Oregon on Tuesday... .The atmosphere will be hot and unstable today, and mid level moisture will bring isolated to scattered thunderstorms over central Oregon. Most thunderstorms will produce little to no rainfall. The threat of thunderstorms will extend into the Red Flag Warning 2020-07-28T12:00:00-07:00 2020-07-28T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Wallowa District FIPS6 041061 041063 UGC ORZ645 VTEC /O.EXB.KPDT.FW.W.0003.200728T1900Z-200729T0500Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...281...284...285...617...620...621...622 AND 623... * Impacts: Lightning and high fire danger will likely result in new fire starts. Gusty thunderstorm winds could contribute to fire spread. Despite rainfall, initial attack resources could be Red Flag Warning 2020-07-27T14:20:00-07:00 2020-07-27T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Rogue Valley; Siskiyou Mountains; Southern Oregon Cascades; Umpqua National Forest; Western Rogue Basin including the Illinois Valley FIPS6 041019 041029 041033 041035 UGC ORZ617 ORZ620 ORZ621 ORZ622 ORZ623 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-200728T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 624 AND 625... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 624 AND 625... Red Flag Warning 2020-07-27T14:20:00-07:00 2020-07-27T23:00:00-07:00 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.0006.200728T1800Z-200729T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0006.200728T1800Z-200729T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-200728T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 624 AND 625... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 624 AND 625... Red Flag Warning 2020-07-28T11:00:00-07:00 2020-07-28T23:00:00-07:00 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.0006.200728T1800Z-200729T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0006.200728T1800Z-200729T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-200728T0600Z/

.A weak upper level disturbance, hot and dry surface air, and mid- level moisture will combine to bring thunderstorms to the region this afternoon. Activity is expected to diminish during the overnight hours but now expected to increase again Tuesday afternoon. Some wetting rains are possible if the storms moves directly overhead, otherwise little rainfall is expected. Red Flag Warning 2020-07-27T12:28:00-07:00 2020-07-28T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Burns BLM; Vale BLM FIPS6 041025 041045 UGC ORZ636 ORZ637 VTEC /O.EXT.KBOI.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200729T0600Z/

.A weak upper level disturbance, hot and dry surface air, and mid- level moisture will combine to bring thunderstorms to the region this afternoon. Activity is expected to diminish during the overnight hours but now expected to increase again Tuesday afternoon. Some wetting rains are possible if the storms moves directly overhead, otherwise little rainfall is expected. Red Flag Warning 2020-07-28T11:00:00-07:00 2020-07-28T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Baker Valley FIPS6 041001 UGC ORZ646 VTEC /O.NEW.KBOI.FW.W.0003.200728T1800Z-200729T0600Z/