NOAA Current Watches

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .The air mass will become more unstable on Wednesday, and a few weak impulses traveling north across central Oregon will bring scattered thunderstorms beginning late Wednesday. The thunderstorm threat will extend north and east Wednesday night and Thursday. Some Red Flag Warning 2019-08-28T20:00:00-07:00 2019-08-29T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Mountains of Oregon FIPS6 041013 041017 041031 041069 UGC ORZ640 VTEC /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0008.190829T0300Z-190830T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0009.190829T0300Z-190830T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 604 AND 667... * Affected Area...In Oregon...Fire Weather Zone 604 Willamette Valley. In Washington...Fire Weather Zone 667 Clark County Lowlands. Red Flag Warning 2019-08-27T12:00:00-07:00 2019-08-27T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Clark County Lowlands FIPS6 053011 UGC WAZ667 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.FW.W.0005.190827T1900Z-190828T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 601 AND 603... * Affected Area...In Oregon...Fire Weather Zone 601 North Oregon Coast and Fire Weather Zone 603 East Slopes of the Central Oregon Coast Range. Red Flag Warning 2019-08-27T11:45:00-07:00 2019-08-27T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely East Slopes of the Central Oregon Coast Range; North Oregon Coast FIPS6 041003 041007 041039 041053 041057 UGC ORZ601 ORZ603 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-190828T0300Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 604 AND 667... * Affected Area...In Oregon...Fire Weather Zone 604 Willamette Valley. In Washington...Fire Weather Zone 667 Clark County Lowlands. Red Flag Warning 2019-08-27T12:00:00-07:00 2019-08-27T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Willamette Valley FIPS6 041003 041043 041047 041051 041053 041067 041071 UGC ORZ604 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.FW.W.0005.190827T1900Z-190828T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 602 AND 605... * Affected Area...In Oregon...Fire Weather Zone 602 North Oregon Coast Range and Fire Weather Zone 605 North Oregon Cascade Foothills. Red Flag Warning 2019-08-27T11:45:00-07:00 2019-08-28T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely North Oregon Cascade Foothills; North Oregon Coast Range FIPS6 041005 041007 041009 041047 041057 041067 041071 UGC ORZ602 ORZ605 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-190828T1800Z/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR HOT, DRY, AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 658 AND 659... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 658 and 659. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * TEMPERATURES...In the 80s, with mountain valleys into the 90s. Fire Weather Watch 2019-08-28T11:00:00-07:00 2019-08-28T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible West Slopes of the Central Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet; West Slopes of the North Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet FIPS6 053033 053041 053053 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAZ658 WAZ659 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.FW.A.0002.190828T1800Z-190829T0600Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * TEMPERATURES...Afternoon high temperatures of 92 to 102 degrees are expected today and Wednesday, with warmest temperatures between 3 and 7 PM. Temperatures will be very slow to cool, with overnight low temperatures only reaching the lower 60s for a few Heat Advisory 2019-08-27T11:00:00-07:00 2019-08-28T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Columbia River Gorge; Greater Vancouver Area; Lower Columbia and I - 5 Corridor in Cowlitz County; South Washington Cascade Foothills; Western Columbia River Gorge; Willapa Hills FIPS6 053011 053015 053049 053059 053069 UGC WAZ020 WAZ022 WAZ039 WAZ040 WAZ045 WAZ046 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.HT.Y.0002.190827T1800Z-190829T0300Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * TEMPERATURES...Afternoon high temperatures of 92 to 102 degrees are expected today and Wednesday, with warmest temperatures between 3 and 7 PM. Temperatures will be very slow to cool, with overnight low temperatures only reaching the lower 60s for a few Heat Advisory 2019-08-27T11:00:00-07:00 2019-08-28T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Cascade Foothills in Lane County; Central Columbia River Gorge; Central Willamette Valley; Coast Range of Northwest Oregon; Greater Portland Metro Area; Lower Columbia; Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills; Upper Hood River Valley; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041005 041007 041009 041027 041039 041043 041047 041051 041053 041057 041067 041071 UGC ORZ003 ORZ005 ORZ006 ORZ007 ORZ010 ORZ012 ORZ014 ORZ015 ORZ016 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.HT.Y.0002.190827T1800Z-190829T0300Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * TEMPERATURES...Afternoon high temperatures of 93 to 101 degrees are expected today, with slightly less hot conditions on Wednesday. Temperatures will be very slow to cool, with overnight low temperatures only reaching the lower 60s for a few Heat Advisory 2019-08-27T11:00:00-07:00 2019-08-28T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Coast Range of Western Oregon; South Willamette Valley FIPS6 041003 041039 041041 041043 041053 UGC ORZ004 ORZ008 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.HT.Y.0002.190827T1800Z-190829T0300Z/

.A disturbance will move up from the south Wednesday morning. This system is expected to tap into some moisture from what is currently the post-tropical remnants of Ivo. The combination of increasing moisture, instability and a trigger could bring abundant lightning on dry fuels starting late Wednesday morning into Wednesday evening. There is a chance thunderstorms could Fire Weather Watch 2019-08-28T11:00:00-07:00 2019-08-28T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Eastern Rogue Valley; Umpqua Basin; Umpqua National Forest; Western Rogue Basin including the Illinois Valley; Western Siskiyou National Forest FIPS6 041011 041015 041019 041029 041033 UGC ORZ616 ORZ617 ORZ619 ORZ620 ORZ622 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0005.190828T1800Z-190829T0600Z/

.A disturbance will move up from the south Wednesday morning. This system is expected to tap into some moisture from what is currently the post-tropical remnants of Ivo. The combination of increasing moisture, instability and a trigger could bring abundant lightning on dry fuels starting late Wednesday morning into Wednesday evening. There is a chance thunderstorms could Fire Weather Watch 2019-08-28T11:00:00-07:00 2019-08-28T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible 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.0008.190828T1800Z-190829T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0005.190828T1800Z-190829T0600Z/

.A disturbance will move up from the south Wednesday morning. This system is expected to tap into some moisture from what is currently the post-tropical remnants of Ivo. The combination of increasing moisture, instability and a trigger could bring abundant lightning on dry fuels starting late Wednesday morning into Wednesday evening. There is a chance thunderstorms could Red Flag Warning 2019-08-28T11:00:00-07:00 2019-08-28T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Siskiyou Mountains; Southern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041029 041033 041035 UGC ORZ621 ORZ623 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0008.190828T1800Z-190829T0600Z/

.A disturbance will move up from the south Wednesday morning. This system is expected to tap into some moisture from what is currently the post-tropical remnants of Ivo. The combination of increasing moisture, instability and a trigger could bring abundant lightning on dry fuels starting late Wednesday morning into Wednesday evening. There is a chance thunderstorms could Red Flag Warning 2019-08-28T11:00:00-07:00 2019-08-28T23:00:00-07:00 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.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0008.190828T1800Z-190829T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0005.190828T1800Z-190829T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * Temperatures...High temperatures from 100 to around 110 are expected today, then just a few degrees lower on Wednesday. Overnight lows into Wednesday morning in the mid and upper 60s will also be much higher than normal. The hottest temperatures Excessive Heat Warning 2019-08-27T15:00:00-07:00 2019-08-28T20:00:00-07:00 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.0002.190827T2200Z-190829T0300Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * Temperatures...High temperatures from the upper 90s to around 102 are expected today, then just a few degrees lower on Wednesday. Overnight lows into Wednesday morning in the lower to mid 60s will also be much higher than normal. Heat Advisory 2019-08-27T15:00:00-07:00 2019-08-28T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Douglas County FIPS6 041011 041019 UGC ORZ023 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.HT.Y.0002.190827T2200Z-190829T0300Z/

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL OREGON WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .The air mass will become more unstable on Wednesday, and a few weak impulses traveling north across central Oregon will bring scattered thunderstorms beginning late Wednesday continuing through Thursday evening. Some thunderstorms will produce light Fire Weather Watch 2019-08-28T17:00:00-07:00 2019-08-29T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Deschutes National Forest - minus Sisters Ranger District FIPS6 041017 041035 UGC ORZ611 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0008.190829T0000Z-190830T0300Z/

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL OREGON WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .The air mass will become more unstable on Wednesday, and a few weak impulses traveling north across central Oregon will bring scattered thunderstorms beginning late Wednesday continuing through Thursday evening. Some thunderstorms will produce light Fire Weather Watch 2019-08-28T20:00:00-07:00 2019-08-29T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Central Blue Mountains; Central Mountains of Oregon; East Slopes of Central Oregon Cascades; Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains FIPS6 041013 041017 041023 041025 041031 041049 041061 041065 041069 UGC ORZ610 ORZ640 ORZ642 ORZ644 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0008.190829T0300Z-190830T0300Z/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR HOT, DRY, AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 658 AND 659... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 658 and 659. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * TEMPERATURES...In the 80s, with mountain valleys into the 90s. Fire Weather Watch 2019-08-28T11:00:00-07:00 2019-08-28T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible West Slopes of the Central Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet; West Slopes of the North Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet FIPS6 053033 053041 053053 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAZ658 WAZ659 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.FW.A.0002.190828T1800Z-190829T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 604 AND 667... * Affected Area...In Oregon...Fire Weather Zone 604 Willamette Valley. In Washington...Fire Weather Zone 667 Clark County Lowlands. Red Flag Warning 2019-08-27T12:00:00-07:00 2019-08-27T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Clark County Lowlands FIPS6 053011 UGC WAZ667 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.FW.W.0005.190827T1900Z-190828T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 601 AND 603... * Affected Area...In Oregon...Fire Weather Zone 601 North Oregon Coast and Fire Weather Zone 603 East Slopes of the Central Oregon Coast Range. Red Flag Warning 2019-08-27T11:00:00-07:00 2019-08-27T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely East Slopes of the Central Oregon Coast Range; North Oregon Coast FIPS6 041003 041007 041039 041053 041057 UGC ORZ601 ORZ603 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.FW.W.0005.190827T1800Z-190828T0300Z/