NOAA Current Watches

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... .An arctic cold front will bring much colder air into the region late today through the weekend. At the same time, an upper level storm system will bring abundant moisture from north to south, with low elevation rain and mountain snow changing over to all snow overnight tonight. Moderate to heavy mountain snow can be Winter Weather Advisory 2020-03-13T17:00:00-07:00 2020-03-14T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Columbia River Gorge; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Grande Ronde Valley; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; North Central Oregon; Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Wallowa County FIPS6 041021 041023 041049 041055 041059 041061 041063 041065 UGC ORZ041 ORZ044 ORZ049 ORZ050 ORZ502 ORZ503 ORZ507 ORZ508 ORZ510 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0017.200314T0000Z-200315T0000Z/

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY... .A strong late winter storm will bring snow, biting north winds, rapidly falling temperatures, and localized areas of blowing snow to the Idaho Panhandle as well as central and eastern Washington. Snow will develop over central Washington Friday morning and spread into eastern Washington and north Idaho by the afternoon Winter Storm Warning 2020-03-13T08:00:00-07:00 2020-03-14T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Okanogan Highlands FIPS6 053019 053047 UGC WAZ038 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.200313T1500Z-200314T1800Z/

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY... .A strong late winter storm will bring snow, biting north winds, rapidly falling temperatures, and localized areas of blowing snow to the Idaho Panhandle as well as central and eastern Washington. Snow will develop over central Washington Friday morning and spread into eastern Washington and north Idaho by the afternoon Winter Storm Warning 2020-03-13T08:00:00-07:00 2020-03-14T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Okanogan Valley; Waterville Plateau FIPS6 053017 053047 UGC WAZ043 WAZ044 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.200313T1500Z-200314T1800Z/

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY... .A strong late winter storm will bring snow, biting north winds, rapidly falling temperatures, and localized areas of blowing snow to the Idaho Panhandle as well as central and eastern Washington. Snow will develop over central Washington Friday morning and spread into eastern Washington and north Idaho by the afternoon Winter Storm Warning 2020-03-13T17:00:00-07:00 2020-03-14T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Northeast Mountains FIPS6 053051 053065 UGC WAZ037 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.200314T0000Z-200314T1800Z/

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY... .A strong late winter storm will bring snow, biting north winds, rapidly falling temperatures, and localized areas of blowing snow to the Idaho Panhandle as well as central and eastern Washington. Snow will develop over central Washington Friday morning and spread into eastern Washington and north Idaho by the afternoon Winter Weather Advisory 2020-03-13T08:00:00-07:00 2020-03-14T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Wenatchee Area FIPS6 053007 053017 UGC WAZ041 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0022.200313T1500Z-200314T1800Z/

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY... .A strong late winter storm will bring snow, biting north winds, rapidly falling temperatures, and localized areas of blowing snow to the Idaho Panhandle as well as central and eastern Washington. Snow will develop over central Washington Friday morning and spread into eastern Washington and north Idaho by the afternoon Winter Weather Advisory 2020-03-13T08:00:00-07:00 2020-03-14T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Slopes Northern Cascades FIPS6 053007 053047 UGC WAZ042 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0022.200313T1500Z-200314T1800Z/

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY... .A strong late winter storm will bring snow, biting north winds, rapidly falling temperatures, and localized areas of blowing snow to the Idaho Panhandle as well as central and eastern Washington. Snow will develop over central Washington Friday morning and spread into eastern Washington and north Idaho by the afternoon Winter Weather Advisory 2020-03-13T17:00:00-07:00 2020-03-14T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Moses Lake Area; Spokane Area; Upper Columbia Basin FIPS6 053001 053025 053043 053063 UGC WAZ034 WAZ035 WAZ036 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0022.200314T0000Z-200314T1800Z/

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY... .A strong late winter storm will bring snow, biting north winds, rapidly falling temperatures, and localized areas of blowing snow to the Idaho Panhandle as well as central and eastern Washington. Snow will develop over central Washington Friday morning and spread into eastern Washington and north Idaho by the afternoon Winter Weather Advisory 2020-03-13T23:00:00-07:00 2020-03-14T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Washington Palouse FIPS6 053075 UGC WAZ033 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0022.200314T0600Z-200314T1800Z/

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Expected minimum temperatures of 32 to 36 will result in areas of frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of coastal and near coastal Douglas and Curry counties including Reedsport, Lakeside, Coos Bay, outlying portions of Charleston, Coquille, Myrtle Point, and Powers. Frost Advisory 2020-03-13T04:41:00-07:00 2020-03-13T09:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely South Central Oregon Coast FIPS6 041011 UGC ORZ021 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FR.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-200313T1600Z/

...Late season storm likely to bring impactful snowfall late this evening Sunday evening... .A cold front will move through the area tonight followed by periods of snow showers at least through Sunday evening. With initially high snow levels, the impact will begin this evening on the higher peaks of the southern Oregon Cascades and Siskiyou Winter Weather Advisory 2020-03-13T20:00:00-07:00 2020-03-15T05:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041019 041029 041035 UGC ORZ027 ORZ028 VTEC /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0012.200314T0300Z-200315T1200Z/

...Late season storm likely to bring impactful snowfall late this evening Sunday evening... .A cold front will move through the area tonight followed by periods of snow showers at least through Sunday evening. With initially high snow levels, the impact will begin this evening on the higher peaks of the southern Oregon Cascades and Siskiyou Winter Storm Watch 2020-03-13T23:00:00-07:00 2020-03-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Eastern Curry County and Josephine County FIPS6 041015 041033 UGC ORZ024 VTEC /O.EXB.KMFR.WS.A.0004.200314T0600Z-200316T0600Z/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Western Whatcom County. Strongest winds near Canadian border High Wind Warning 2020-03-13T18:00:00-07:00 2020-03-14T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Western Whatcom County FIPS6 053073 UGC WAZ503 VTEC /O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0006.200313T2100Z-200314T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0005.200314T0100Z-200314T1900Z/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...San Juan County and Western Skagit County. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 6 PM PDT Saturday. Wind Advisory 2020-03-13T18:00:00-07:00 2020-03-14T18:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely San Juan County; Western Skagit County FIPS6 053055 053057 UGC WAZ001 WAZ506 VTEC /O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0006.200313T2100Z-200314T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0012.200314T0100Z-200315T0100Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET... * WHAT...Snow expected above 2500 feet. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 7 inches. * WHERE...Cascade mountains and valleys of Pierce and Lewis Counties, including the Crystal Mountain Ski Area and Paradise Winter Weather Advisory 2020-03-13T04:01:00-07:00 2020-03-13T18:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes FIPS6 053041 053053 UGC WAZ569 VTEC /O.EXT.KSEW.WW.Y.0022.200313T1101Z-200314T0100Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM PDT SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... * WHAT...Snow expected above 1500 feet. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 8 inches. * WHERE...Olympic mountains and valleys, including Hurricane Ridge. Winter Weather Advisory 2020-03-13T08:00:00-07:00 2020-03-14T07:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Olympics FIPS6 053009 053031 053045 UGC WAZ513 VTEC /O.EXT.KSEW.WW.Y.0022.200313T1500Z-200314T1400Z/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Washington, Upper Columbia Basin and Spokane Area. In Idaho, Coeur d`Alene Area. Wind Advisory 2020-03-13T23:00:00-07:00 2020-03-14T08:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Spokane Area; Upper Columbia Basin FIPS6 053001 053025 053043 053063 UGC WAZ035 WAZ036 VTEC /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0006.200314T0600Z-200314T1500Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 7 inches over the Cascades Foothills, and 8 to 12 inches for the higher Cascades. Snow level drops to 1500 feet this evening, then holds near 1000 feet later tonight, and then hold near 500 feet or Winter Weather Advisory 2020-03-13T14:00:00-07:00 2020-03-15T00:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely South Washington Cascade Foothills; South Washington Cascades FIPS6 053011 053015 053059 UGC WAZ019 WAZ040 VTEC /O.NEW.KPQR.WW.Y.0018.200313T2100Z-200315T0700Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. Snow level will drop to 1500 feet this evening, then hold near 1000 feet later tonight, and then 500 to 800 feet Saturday. * WHERE...In Washington, Willapa Hills. In Oregon, Coast Range Winter Weather Advisory 2020-03-13T18:00:00-07:00 2020-03-15T00:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Willapa Hills FIPS6 053049 053069 UGC WAZ020 VTEC /O.NEW.KPQR.WW.Y.0018.200314T0100Z-200315T0700Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches in the central Columbia River Gorge, but 2 to 6 inches though the Hood River Valley. * WHERE...In Washington, Central Columbia River Gorge. In Winter Weather Advisory 2020-03-13T18:00:00-07:00 2020-03-15T06:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 053059 UGC WAZ046 VTEC /O.NEW.KPQR.WW.Y.0018.200314T0100Z-200315T1300Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. Snow level will drop to 1500 feet this evening, then hold near 1000 feet later tonight, and then 500 to 800 feet Saturday. * WHERE...In Washington, Willapa Hills. In Oregon, Coast Range Winter Weather Advisory 2020-03-13T18:00:00-07:00 2020-03-15T00:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Coast Range of Northwest Oregon FIPS6 041007 041009 041057 041067 041071 UGC ORZ003 VTEC /O.NEW.KPQR.WW.Y.0018.200314T0100Z-200315T0700Z/