NOAA Current Watches

...SNOW DOWN TO 4000 FEET OR LOWER IN THE CASCADES OVER THE WEEKEND... A cold air mass associated with an upper level low will move over Western Washington beginning late Friday. The low will remain over the area through the weekend. Snow levels will lower to around 5000 feet Friday night, and then over the weekend the snow level Special Weather Statement 2019-09-25T15:18:00-07:00 2019-09-26T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Olympics; West Slopes North Cascades and Passes; West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes; West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes FIPS6 053009 053031 053033 053041 053045 053053 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAZ513 WAZ567 WAZ568 WAZ569 VTEC

...FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON EXPECTED AT THE CASCADES PASSES FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... A low pressure system will usher in a much cooler fall-like air mass over the weekend. Showery weather on Friday and Saturday will likely result in the first accumulating snowfall of the season at the higher Cascades passes. Snow levels are expected to fall to Special Weather Statement 2019-09-25T04:18:00-07:00 2019-09-26T06:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed South Washington Cascades FIPS6 053015 053059 UGC WAZ019 VTEC

...FIRST FROST OF THE SEASON POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND... A low pressure system will usher in a much cooler fall-like air mass into the Pacific Northwest over the weekend. Temperatures are expected to be running 10 to 15 degrees below normal from Friday through the weekend, and potentially into early next week. The coldest overnight lows are currently expected on Saturday, Sunday Special Weather Statement 2019-09-25T04:18:00-07:00 2019-09-26T06:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Central Columbia River Gorge; Greater Vancouver Area; Lower Columbia and I - 5 Corridor in Cowlitz County; South Washington Cascade Foothills; South Washington Coast; Western Columbia River Gorge; Willapa Hills FIPS6 053011 053015 053049 053059 053069 UGC WAZ020 WAZ021 WAZ022 WAZ039 WAZ040 WAZ045 WAZ046 VTEC

...FIRST FROST OF THE SEASON POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND... A low pressure system will usher in a much cooler fall-like air mass into the Pacific Northwest over the weekend. Temperatures are expected to be running 10 to 15 degrees below normal from Friday through the weekend, and potentially into early next week. The coldest overnight lows are currently expected on Saturday, Sunday Special Weather Statement 2019-09-25T15:18:00-07:00 2019-09-26T06:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Cascade Foothills in Lane County; Central Coast Range of Western Oregon; Central Columbia River Gorge; Central Oregon Coast; Central Willamette Valley; Coast Range of Northwest Oregon; Greater Portland Metro Area; Lower Columbia; North Oregon Coast; Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills; South Willamette Valley; Upper Hood River Valley; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041003 041005 041007 041009 041027 041039 041041 041043 041047 041051 041053 041057 041067 041071 UGC ORZ001 ORZ002 ORZ003 ORZ004 ORZ005 ORZ006 ORZ007 ORZ008 ORZ010 ORZ012 ORZ014 ORZ015 ORZ016 VTEC

...FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON EXPECTED AT THE CASCADES PASSES FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... A low pressure system will usher in a much cooler fall-like air mass over the weekend. Showery weather on Friday and Saturday will likely result in the first accumulating snowfall of the season at the higher Cascades passes. Snow levels are expected to fall to Special Weather Statement 2019-09-25T15:18:00-07:00 2019-09-26T06:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Cascades in Lane County; Northern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041005 041027 041039 041043 041047 UGC ORZ011 ORZ013 VTEC

...Much colder this weekend into early next week with higher elevation snow likely... A low pressure system will be over the area this weekend into early next week. This will result in significantly colder temperatures with periods of rain and snow. Lower elevations will have rain with mid and higher elevations receiving snow. The snow Special Weather Statement 2019-09-25T04:18:00-07:00 2019-09-26T11:15:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed East Slopes of the Washington Cascades; Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington; Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington; Kittitas Valley; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Northwest Blue Mountains; Simcoe Highlands; Yakima Valley FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053037 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ024 WAZ026 WAZ027 WAZ028 WAZ029 WAZ030 WAZ520 WAZ521 VTEC

...Much colder this weekend into early next week with higher elevation snow likely... A low pressure system will be over the area this weekend into early next week. This will result in significantly colder temperatures with periods of rain and snow. Lower elevations will have rain with mid and higher elevations receiving snow. The snow Special Weather Statement 2019-09-25T11:21:00-07:00 2019-09-26T11:15:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Central Oregon; East Columbia River Gorge; East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Grande Ronde Valley; John Day Basin; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; North Central Oregon; Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Ochoco-John Day Highlands; Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Wallowa County FIPS6 041013 041017 041021 041023 041031 041049 041055 041059 041061 041063 041065 041069 UGC ORZ041 ORZ044 ORZ049 ORZ050 ORZ502 ORZ503 ORZ505 ORZ506 ORZ507 ORZ508 ORZ509 ORZ510 ORZ511 VTEC

...SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE CASCADES OVER THE WEEKEND... A very cool for September air mass associated with an upper level low will move over Western Washington beginning late Friday. The low will remain over the area through the weekend. Snow levels will lower down to around 5000 feet Friday night. Over the weekend the snow levels will vary between 4000 and 5000 feet. Scattered Special Weather Statement 2019-09-25T04:18:00-07:00 2019-09-25T16:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Admiralty Inlet Area; Bellevue and Vicinity; Bremerton and Vicinity; Central Coast; East Puget Sound Lowlands; Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca; Everett and Vicinity; Hood Canal Area; Lower Chehalis Valley Area; North Coast; Olympics; San Juan County; Seattle and Vicinity; Southwest Interior; Tacoma Area; West Slopes North Cascades and Passes; West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes; West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes; Western Skagit County; Western Strait of Juan De Fuca; Western Whatcom County FIPS6 053009 053027 053029 053031 053033 053035 053041 053045 053053 053055 053057 053061 053067 053073 UGC WAZ001 WAZ503 WAZ504 WAZ506 WAZ507 WAZ509 WAZ510 WAZ511 WAZ512 WAZ513 WAZ514 WAZ515 WAZ516 WAZ517 WAZ555 WAZ556 WAZ558 WAZ559 WAZ567 WAZ568 WAZ569 VTEC

...SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE CASCADES OVER THE WEEKEND... A very cool for September air mass associated with an upper level low will move over Western Washington beginning late Friday. The low will remain over the area through the weekend. Snow levels will lower down to around 5000 feet Friday night. Over the weekend the snow levels will vary between 4000 and 5000 feet. Scattered Special Weather Statement 2019-09-24T16:28:00-07:00 2019-09-25T04:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Admiralty Inlet Area; Bellevue and Vicinity; Bremerton and Vicinity; Central Coast; East Puget Sound Lowlands; Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca; Everett and Vicinity; Hood Canal Area; Lower Chehalis Valley Area; North Coast; Olympics; San Juan County; Seattle and Vicinity; Southwest Interior; Tacoma Area; West Slopes North Cascades and Passes; West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes; West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes; Western Skagit County; Western Strait of Juan De Fuca; Western Whatcom County FIPS6 053009 053027 053029 053031 053033 053035 053041 053045 053053 053055 053057 053061 053067 053073 UGC WAZ001 WAZ503 WAZ504 WAZ506 WAZ507 WAZ509 WAZ510 WAZ511 WAZ512 WAZ513 WAZ514 WAZ515 WAZ516 WAZ517 WAZ555 WAZ556 WAZ558 WAZ559 WAZ567 WAZ568 WAZ569 VTEC

...Areas of Dense Fog This Morning... .Areas of dense fog in the Applegate Valley, portions of the Rogue Valley, and in the Umpqua Basin will dissipate between 9 and 10 AM PDT. Use extra caution while driving. ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Dense Fog Dense Fog Advisory 2019-09-23T08:22:00-07:00 2019-09-23T10:00:00-07:00 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.NEW.KMFR.FG.Y.0009.190923T1522Z-190923T1700Z/

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING... The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Dense Fog Advisory...which is in effect until 10 AM PDT this morning. * Visibilities...Variable, down to one quarter mile or less at times. * Timing...Now through 10 AM PDT. * Impacts...Sudden drops in visibility can cause Dense Fog Advisory 2019-09-19T05:00:00-07:00 2019-09-19T10:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Northeast Mountains; Spokane Area FIPS6 053043 053051 053063 053065 UGC WAZ036 WAZ037 VTEC /O.NEW.KOTX.FG.Y.0005.190919T1200Z-190919T1700Z/

At 613 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Medford, moving southeast at 20 mph. Locations impacted include... Medford, Ashland, Talent, Mount Ashland Snow Park, Emigrant Lake, Roxy Ann Peak and Phoenix. This includes the following highways... Special Weather Statement 2019-09-18T18:15:00-07:00 2019-09-18T19:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Jackson County; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades 42.31,-122.91 42.36,-122.81 42.15,-122.45 42.02,-122.68 42.31,-122.91 FIPS6 041029 041035 UGC ORZ026 ORZ028 VTEC

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a * Flood Advisory for... Southwestern Grant County in north central Washington... * Until 700 PM PDT. * At 455 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause minor flooding in the advisory Flood Advisory 2019-09-18T16:57:00-07:00 2019-09-18T19:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Grant 46.93,-119.96 46.99,-119.71 46.84,-119.71 46.78,-119.93 46.82,-119.93 46.85,-119.97 46.93,-119.96 FIPS6 053025 UGC WAC025 VTEC /O.NEW.KOTX.FA.Y.0084.190918T2357Z-190919T0200Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY... At 1143 PM PDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Olene, or 10 miles east of Klamath Falls, moving northeast at 60 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with this storm as it moves northeastward through 1213 AM PDT. Locations that could be impacted include... Sprague River, Olene, Special Weather Statement 2019-09-15T21:48:00-07:00 2019-09-16T00:15:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County 42.16,-121.61 42.22,-121.71 42.68,-121.5 42.23,-120.96 42.16,-121.61 FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ029 ORZ030 VTEC

...ANOTHER POTENT EARLY SEASON FRONT TO BRING MORE RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY... Significant rainfall affected southwest Washington and northwest Oregon Sunday, as the first in a series of early season moved across the region. Most locations received one-half to three- quarters of an inch of rain, while coastal and higher terrain Special Weather Statement 2019-09-15T21:48:00-07:00 2019-09-16T10:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Greater Vancouver Area; Lower Columbia and I - 5 Corridor in Cowlitz County; South Washington Cascade Foothills; South Washington Cascades; South Washington Coast; Western Columbia River Gorge; Willapa Hills FIPS6 053011 053015 053049 053059 053069 UGC WAZ019 WAZ020 WAZ021 WAZ022 WAZ039 WAZ040 WAZ045 VTEC

...ANOTHER POTENT EARLY SEASON FRONT TO BRING MORE RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY... Significant rainfall affected southwest Washington and northwest Oregon Sunday, as the first in a series of early season moved across the region. Most locations received one-half to three- quarters of an inch of rain, while coastal and higher terrain Special Weather Statement 2019-09-15T21:48:00-07:00 2019-09-16T10:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Cascade Foothills in Lane County; Cascades in Lane County; Central Coast Range of Western Oregon; Central Oregon Coast; Central Willamette Valley; Coast Range of Northwest Oregon; Greater Portland Metro Area; Lower Columbia; North Oregon Coast; Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills; Northern Oregon Cascades; South Willamette Valley; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041003 041005 041007 041009 041027 041039 041041 041043 041047 041051 041053 041057 041067 041071 UGC ORZ001 ORZ002 ORZ003 ORZ004 ORZ005 ORZ006 ORZ007 ORZ008 ORZ010 ORZ011 ORZ012 ORZ013 ORZ015 VTEC

The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a * Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for... Western Whatcom County in northwestern Washington... * Until 430 PM PDT * At 133 PM PDT, gauge reports indicate heavy rain. Up to one inch of rain has already fallen. Flood Advisory 2019-09-15T13:34:00-07:00 2019-09-15T16:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Whatcom 48.82,-122.41 48.76,-122.44 48.75,-122.48 48.78,-122.55 48.83,-122.56 48.82,-122.41 FIPS6 053073 UGC WAC073 VTEC /O.NEW.KSEW.FA.Y.0007.190915T2034Z-190915T2330Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

.A strong cold front will push inland through this evening resulting in strong and gusty southwest to west winds ahead of it. These strong and gusty winds will combine with low relative humidity to result in critical fire weather conditions into early this evening. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING Red Flag Warning 2019-09-15T12:23:00-07:00 2019-09-15T20:00:00-07:00 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.0010.000000T0000Z-190916T0300Z/

.A strong cold front will push inland today resulting in strong and gusty southwest to west winds ahead of it. These strong and gusty winds will combine with low relative humidity to result in critical fire weather conditions late this morning into early this evening. ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM Red Flag Warning 2019-09-15T11:00:00-07:00 2019-09-15T20:00:00-07:00 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.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0010.190915T1800Z-190916T0300Z/

...Strong, gusty winds this afternoon into early this evening... .A strong cold front, for mid-September, will cause strong and gusty southwest winds this afternoon into early this evening across southeastern Klamath County and much of Lake and Modoc counties. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS Wind Advisory 2019-09-15T12:00:00-07:00 2019-09-15T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central and Eastern Lake County; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.190915T1900Z-190916T0300Z/