NOAA Current Watches

...DRY AND WINDY TODAY... .Breezy to windy conditions will continue this afternoon with a second cold front reinforcing the winds. Dry air with the cold front will keep relative humidity values at critical values for the afternoon and early evening hours. Rapid fire spread will be possible with any new or ongoing fires. Red Flag Warning 2020-07-24T13:00:00-07:00 2020-07-24T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Washington East Columbia Basin FIPS6 053043 053063 053075 UGC WAZ674 VTEC /O.EXA.KOTX.FW.W.0004.200724T2000Z-200725T0300Z/

...DRY AND WINDY TODAY... .Breezy to windy conditions will continue this afternoon with a second cold front reinforcing the winds. Dry air with the cold front will keep relative humidity values at critical values for the afternoon and early evening hours. Rapid fire spread will be possible with any new or ongoing fires. Red Flag Warning 2020-07-24T13:00:00-07:00 2020-07-24T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Okanogan Valley FIPS6 053047 UGC WAZ684 VTEC /O.EXA.KOTX.FW.W.0004.200724T2000Z-200725T0300Z/

...DRY AND WINDY AGAIN FRIDAY... .Breezy to windy conditions will continue Friday afternoon with a second cold front reinforcing the winds. Dry air with the cold front will keep relative humidity values at critical values for the afternoon and early evening hours. Rapid fire spread will be possible with any new or ongoing fires. Red Flag Warning 2020-07-24T13:00:00-07:00 2020-07-24T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Valleys; Northern Columbia Basin; South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053025 053037 053043 053077 UGC WAZ673 WAZ676 WAZ677 VTEC /O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200724T0300Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.200724T2000Z-200725T0300Z/

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL MALHEUR COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM MDT... At 344 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Twin Springs Campground, or 29 miles southwest of Parma, moving northeast at 30 mph. Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this Special Weather Statement 2020-07-23T14:44:00-07:00 2020-07-23T15:15:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Malheur County 43.41,-117.52 43.61,-117.66 43.83,-117.36 43.58,-117.08 43.41,-117.52 FIPS6 041045 UGC ORZ063 VTEC

...DRY AND WINDY INTO EVENING AND AGAIN FRIDAY... .Breezy to windy conditions will develop this afternoon behind a cold front passage with a second cold front reinforcing the winds on Friday. Dry air with each cold front will keep relative humidity values at critical values for the afternoon and early evening hours. Rapid fire spread will be possible with any new or Red Flag Warning 2020-07-23T14:33:00-07:00 2020-07-23T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Valleys; Northern Columbia Basin FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053025 053043 UGC WAZ673 WAZ677 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200724T0300Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.200724T2000Z-200725T0300Z/

...DRY AND WINDY INTO EVENING AND AGAIN FRIDAY... .Breezy to windy conditions will develop this afternoon behind a cold front passage with a second cold front reinforcing the winds on Friday. Dry air with each cold front will keep relative humidity values at critical values for the afternoon and early evening hours. Rapid fire spread will be possible with any new or Red Flag Warning 2020-07-23T14:33:00-07:00 2020-07-23T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053037 053077 UGC WAZ676 VTEC /O.EXA.KOTX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200724T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KOTX.FW.W.0004.200724T2000Z-200725T0300Z/

...DRY AND WINDY INTO EVENING AND AGAIN FRIDAY... .Breezy to windy conditions will develop this afternoon behind a cold front passage with a second cold front reinforcing the winds on Friday. Dry air with each cold front will keep relative humidity values at critical values for the afternoon and early evening hours. Rapid fire spread will be possible with any new or Red Flag Warning 2020-07-24T13:00:00-07:00 2020-07-24T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Valleys; Northern Columbia Basin FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053025 053043 UGC WAZ673 WAZ677 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200724T0300Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.200724T2000Z-200725T0300Z/

...DRY AND WINDY INTO EVENING AND AGAIN FRIDAY... .Breezy to windy conditions will develop this afternoon behind a cold front passage with a second cold front reinforcing the winds on Friday. Dry air with each cold front will keep relative humidity values at critical values for the afternoon and early evening hours. Rapid fire spread will be possible with any new or Red Flag Warning 2020-07-24T13:00:00-07:00 2020-07-24T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053037 053077 UGC WAZ676 VTEC /O.EXA.KOTX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200724T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KOTX.FW.W.0004.200724T2000Z-200725T0300Z/

...DRY AND WINDY TODAY AND AGAIN FRIDAY... .Breezy to windy conditions will develop today behind a cold front passage with a second cold front reinforcing the winds on Friday. Dry air with each cold front will keep relative humidity values at critical values for the afternoon and early evening hours. Rapid fire spread will be possible with any new or ongoing fires. Red Flag Warning 2020-07-23T13:00:00-07:00 2020-07-23T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Valleys; Northern Columbia Basin FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053025 053043 UGC WAZ673 WAZ677 VTEC /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0003.200723T2000Z-200724T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0004.200724T2000Z-200725T0300Z/

...DRY AND WINDY TODAY AND AGAIN FRIDAY... .Breezy to windy conditions will develop today behind a cold front passage with a second cold front reinforcing the winds on Friday. Dry air with each cold front will keep relative humidity values at critical values for the afternoon and early evening hours. Rapid fire spread will be possible with any new or ongoing fires. Red Flag Warning 2020-07-24T13:00:00-07:00 2020-07-24T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Valleys; Northern Columbia Basin FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053025 053043 UGC WAZ673 WAZ677 VTEC /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0003.200723T2000Z-200724T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0004.200724T2000Z-200725T0300Z/

.Thunderstorms will redevelop today over the area with the stronger and more numerous storms in the Idaho districts this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms will continue until sunset in Idaho and the Red Flag warning warning has been extended there until 9 PM MDT. The strongest thunderstorms will be capable of producing wind gusts to 60 mph this afternoon and early evening. Red Flag Warning 2020-07-23T07:01:00-07:00 2020-07-23T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Burns BLM; Vale BLM FIPS6 041025 041045 UGC ORZ636 ORZ637 VTEC /O.EXT.KBOI.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200724T0300Z/

.Thunderstorms will redevelop today over eastern Oregon and western Idaho with the stronger and more numerous storms on the Idaho side. Thunderstorms will continue until sunset in Idaho and the Red Flag warning warning has been extended there until 9 PM MDT. The strongest thunderstorms will be capable of producing wind gusts to 60 mph this afternoon Red Flag Warning 2020-07-23T01:33:00-07:00 2020-07-23T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Burns BLM; Vale BLM FIPS6 041025 041045 UGC ORZ636 ORZ637 VTEC /O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200724T0000Z/

.Showers and thunderstorms continue into this evening before decreasing overnight, then redevelop Thursday afternoon over much of the same areas. Thunderstorms are capable of wind gusts to 60 mph on Thursday afternoon/evening. Lightning will be scattered, and with many of the showers and storms expected to produce little precipitation, starts are likely. We continue to see the Red Flag Warning 2020-07-22T21:58:00-07:00 2020-07-23T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Burns BLM; Vale BLM FIPS6 041025 041045 UGC ORZ636 ORZ637 VTEC /O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200724T0000Z/

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HARNEY AND WEST CENTRAL MALHEUR COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM MDT/600 PM PDT/... At 624 PM MDT/524 PM PDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Duck Creek Butte, or 38 miles northwest of Rome, moving east at 25 mph. Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this Special Weather Statement 2020-07-22T17:22:00-07:00 2020-07-22T18:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Harney County; Malheur County 43.21,-118.33 43.34,-118.28 43.36,-118.11 43.35,-117.81 43,-118.02 43.21,-118.33 FIPS6 041025 041045 UGC ORZ061 ORZ063 VTEC

...WINDS FROM A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN MODOC AND SOUTH CENTRAL LAKE COUNTIES... At 521 PM PDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Davis Creek, or 13 miles north of Alturas, moving northeast at 55 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph are expected near this storm. Locations impacted include... Special Weather Statement 2020-07-22T17:22:00-07:00 2020-07-22T18:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Central and Eastern Lake County; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County 41.99,-120.8 42.06,-119.98 42,-119.98 41.97,-120.11 41.89,-120.16 41.88,-120.19 41.82,-120.18 41.73,-120.18 41.7,-120.23 41.63,-120.23 41.59,-120.19 41.47,-120.19 41.37,-120.13 41.27,-120.12 41.18,-120.04 41.18,-120.91 41.99,-120.8 FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC

...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...624 AND 625... * Impacts: Scattered cloud to ground lightning combined with high fire danger is likely to result in a significant number of new fire starts. Gusty outflow thunderstorm winds are possible which Red Flag Warning 2020-07-22T15:14:00-07:00 2020-07-22T23:00:00-07:00 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.0004.000000T0000Z-200723T0600Z/

.Showers and thunderstorms have developed over parts of the region today. They will continue into this evening before decreasing late tonight and tomorrow morning, then redevelop Thursday afternoon over much of the same areas (Baker Valley is NOT in the warning tomorrow). Wind gusts to 60 mph are possible this afternoon/evening, and again tomorrow afternoon/evening. Lightning Red Flag Warning 2020-07-22T13:36:00-07:00 2020-07-22T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Baker Valley FIPS6 041001 UGC ORZ646 VTEC /O.EXT.KBOI.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200723T0500Z/

.Showers and thunderstorms have developed over parts of the region today. They will continue into this evening before decreasing late tonight and tomorrow morning, then redevelop Thursday afternoon over much of the same areas (Baker Valley is NOT in the warning tomorrow). Wind gusts to 60 mph are possible this afternoon/evening, and again tomorrow afternoon/evening. Lightning Red Flag Warning 2020-07-22T13:36:00-07:00 2020-07-23T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Burns BLM FIPS6 041025 UGC ORZ636 VTEC /O.EXT.KBOI.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200724T0000Z/

.Showers and thunderstorms have developed over parts of the region today. They will continue into this evening before decreasing late tonight and tomorrow morning, then redevelop Thursday afternoon over much of the same areas (Baker Valley is NOT in the warning tomorrow). Wind gusts to 60 mph are possible this afternoon/evening, and again tomorrow afternoon/evening. Lightning Red Flag Warning 2020-07-22T13:36:00-07:00 2020-07-23T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Vale BLM FIPS6 041045 UGC ORZ637 VTEC /O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200724T0000Z/

...Scattered Thunderstorms This Afternoon and Evening... .Low pressure moving into California is expected to combine with moisture and instability to produce scattered thunderstorms across portions of northern California and southern Oregon. Significant lightning is expected with these thunderstorms which is likely to result in new fire starts. Gusty outflow winds are also expected Red Flag Warning 2020-07-22T11:00:00-07:00 2020-07-22T23:00:00-07:00 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.0004.200722T1800Z-200723T0600Z/