NOAA Current Watches

...Fire Weather Risk to Continue Friday into Saturday... .A strong system for this time of the year will move up from the south on Friday and could bring frequent lightning on dry fuels late Friday morning into Friday evening. Thunderstorms are expected to produce little or no rainfall to start, then the chance for wetting rain is expected to increase Friday evening. Red Flag Warning 2019-08-09T11:00:00-07:00 2019-08-10T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Rogue Valley; Siskiyou Mountains; Umpqua Basin; Western Rogue Basin including the Illinois Valley FIPS6 041011 041019 041029 041033 UGC ORZ616 ORZ620 ORZ621 ORZ622 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0006.190809T1800Z-190811T0000Z/

...Fire Weather Risk to Continue Friday into Saturday... .A strong system for this time of the year will move up from the south on Friday and could bring frequent lightning on dry fuels late Friday morning into Friday evening. Thunderstorms are expected to produce little or no rainfall to start, then the chance for wetting rain is expected to increase Friday evening. Red Flag Warning 2019-08-09T11:00:00-07:00 2019-08-10T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties; Southern Oregon Cascades; Umpqua National Forest FIPS6 041019 041029 041035 041037 UGC ORZ617 ORZ623 ORZ625 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0006.190809T1800Z-190811T0500Z/

...Fire Weather Risk to Continue Friday into Saturday... .A strong system for this time of the year will move up from the south on Friday and could bring frequent lightning on dry fuels late Friday morning into Friday evening. Thunderstorms are expected to produce little or no rainfall to start, then the chance for wetting rain is expected to increase Friday evening. Red Flag Warning 2019-08-09T11:00:00-07:00 2019-08-10T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 VTEC /O.EXP.KMFR.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-190809T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0006.190809T1800Z-190811T0500Z/

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHWESTERN DESCHUTES COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM PDT... At 617 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near McKenzie Pass, or 28 miles northwest of Bend, moving north at 20 mph. Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Special Weather Statement 2019-08-08T18:17:00-07:00 2019-08-08T18:45:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades 44.49,-121.85 44.53,-121.78 44.45,-121.62 44.21,-121.59 44.19,-121.78 44.26,-121.79 44.26,-121.82 44.28,-121.82 44.29,-121.84 44.48,-121.84 44.49,-121.85 FIPS6 041017 041031 UGC ORZ509 VTEC

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 662... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 662. * THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered thunderstorms with abundant lightning are expected Friday afternoon through Saturday Red Flag Warning 2019-08-09T17:00:00-07:00 2019-08-10T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely East Portion of North Cascades National Park, Lake Chelan National Recreational Area FIPS6 053007 UGC WAZ662 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0001.190810T0000Z-190811T0000Z/

...SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY... .Thunderstorm chances will increase this evening and continue to increase into Saturday. Some storms will be dry this evening into Friday morning. By Friday afternoon into Saturday, storms will become increasingly wet. Crews in the field should be Red Flag Warning 2019-08-08T16:00:00-07:00 2019-08-10T15:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Mountains; Central Cascade Valleys; Eastern Washington East Columbia Basin; Northern Columbia Basin; South Central Cascade Mountains; South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053025 053037 053043 053063 053075 053077 UGC WAZ673 WAZ674 WAZ676 WAZ677 WAZ680 WAZ682 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0009.190808T2300Z-190810T2200Z/

...SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY... .Thunderstorm chances will increase this evening and continue to increase into Saturday. Some storms will be dry this evening into Friday morning. By Friday afternoon into Saturday, storms will become increasingly wet. Crews in the field should be Red Flag Warning 2019-08-09T17:00:00-07:00 2019-08-10T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely North Cascades; Northeast Mountains; Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley FIPS6 053019 053047 053051 053063 053065 UGC WAZ684 WAZ685 WAZ686 WAZ687 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0009.190810T0000Z-190811T0000Z/

The National Weather Service in Pendleton Oregon has issued a * Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for... West central Yakima County in south central Washington... * Until 645 PM PDT. * At 352 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding in Flood Advisory 2019-08-08T11:44:00-07:00 2019-08-09T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Yakima 46.69,-121.38 46.72,-121.36 46.67,-120.94 46.48,-120.92 46.36,-121.01 46.43,-121.34 46.68,-121.4 46.69,-121.38 FIPS6 053077 UGC WAC077 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.FA.Y.0006.190808T2253Z-190809T0145Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL YAKIMA COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM PDT... At 258 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southwest of Rimrock, or 18 miles east of Packwood, moving northeast at 10 mph. Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with Special Weather Statement 2019-08-08T04:17:00-07:00 2019-08-08T15:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed East Slopes of the Washington Cascades 46.55,-121.41 46.57,-121.42 46.58,-121.4 46.62,-121.39 46.65,-121.4 46.71,-121.38 46.72,-121.36 46.73,-121.37 46.81,-121.34 46.68,-120.96 46.45,-121.21 46.52,-121.45 46.55,-121.41 FIPS6 053037 053039 053077 UGC WAZ520 VTEC

...Thunderstorms with abundant lightning likely across the region the next few days... .A low pressure system offshore will bring several rounds of thunderstorms to the area. Isolated to scattered showers and storms are likely this afternoon and evening. More scattered to possibly widespread showers and storms expected tomorrow. There Red Flag Warning 2019-08-08T14:03:00-07:00 2019-08-10T10:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Asotin County; Blue Mountains of Washington FIPS6 053003 053013 053023 UGC WAZ643 WAZ645 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-190810T1700Z/

...Thunderstorms with abundant lightning likely across the region the next few days... .A low pressure system offshore will bring several rounds of thunderstorms to the area. Isolated to scattered showers and storms are likely this afternoon and evening. More scattered to possibly widespread showers and storms expected tomorrow. There Red Flag Warning 2019-08-08T16:00:00-07:00 2019-08-10T15:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely East Slopes of the Southern Washington Cascades; Eastern Washington Southern Columbia Basin; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Yakama Alpine District FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053023 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ639 WAZ641 WAZ675 WAZ681 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0008.190808T2300Z-190810T2200Z/

...Thunderstorms with abundant lightning likely across the region the next few days... .A low pressure system offshore will bring several rounds of thunderstorms to the area. Isolated to scattered showers and storms are likely this afternoon and evening. More scattered to possibly widespread showers and storms expected tomorrow. There Red Flag Warning 2019-08-08T14:03:00-07:00 2019-08-10T10:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Blue Mountains; Central Mountains of Oregon; Deschutes National Forest - minus Sisters Ranger District; East Slopes of Central Oregon Cascades; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains; Wallowa District FIPS6 041013 041017 041021 041023 041025 041031 041035 041049 041055 041059 041061 041063 041065 041069 UGC ORZ610 ORZ611 ORZ640 ORZ641 ORZ642 ORZ643 ORZ644 ORZ645 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-190810T1700Z/

...Thunderstorms with abundant lightning likely across the region the next few days... .A low pressure system offshore will bring several rounds of thunderstorms to the area. Isolated to scattered showers and storms are likely this afternoon and evening. More scattered to possibly widespread showers and storms expected tomorrow. There Red Flag Warning 2019-08-08T16:00:00-07:00 2019-08-10T15:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely East Slopes of the Northern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041027 041065 UGC ORZ639 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0008.190808T2300Z-190810T2200Z/

...Increasing Fire Weather Risk this afternoon into this evening and again Friday into Saturday... .Another period of gusty winds and low relative humidity will develop this afternoon and evening in the Fremont National Forest in south-central Oregon as well as the Klamath and Modoc National Forest in northeast California. Isolated thunderstorms will develop Red Flag Warning 2019-08-08T14:00:00-07:00 2019-08-08T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 VTEC /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0004.190809T1800Z-190810T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0006.190809T1800Z-190811T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0005.190808T2100Z-190809T0400Z/

...Increasing Fire Weather Risk this afternoon into this evening and again Friday into Saturday... .Another period of gusty winds and low relative humidity will develop this afternoon and evening in the Fremont National Forest in south-central Oregon as well as the Klamath and Modoc National Forest in northeast California. Isolated thunderstorms will develop Red Flag Warning 2019-08-09T11:00:00-07:00 2019-08-10T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Rogue Valley; Siskiyou Mountains; Umpqua Basin; Western Rogue Basin including the Illinois Valley FIPS6 041011 041019 041029 041033 UGC ORZ616 ORZ620 ORZ621 ORZ622 VTEC /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0004.190809T1800Z-190810T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0006.190809T1800Z-190811T0000Z/

...Increasing Fire Weather Risk this afternoon into this evening and again Friday into Saturday... .Another period of gusty winds and low relative humidity will develop this afternoon and evening in the Fremont National Forest in south-central Oregon as well as the Klamath and Modoc National Forest in northeast California. Isolated thunderstorms will develop Red Flag Warning 2019-08-09T11:00:00-07:00 2019-08-10T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties; Southern Oregon Cascades; Umpqua National Forest FIPS6 041019 041029 041035 041037 UGC ORZ617 ORZ623 ORZ625 VTEC /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0004.190809T1800Z-190810T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0006.190809T1800Z-190811T0500Z/

...Increasing Fire Weather Risk this afternoon into this evening and again Friday into Saturday... .Another period of gusty winds and low relative humidity will develop this afternoon and evening in the Fremont National Forest in south-central Oregon as well as the Klamath and Modoc National Forest in northeast California. Isolated thunderstorms will develop Red Flag Warning 2019-08-09T11:00:00-07:00 2019-08-10T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 VTEC /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0004.190809T1800Z-190810T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0006.190809T1800Z-190811T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0005.190808T2100Z-190809T0400Z/

...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BLM DISTRICTS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING... ...MORE LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL DISTRICTS FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY... .A weak trough passage will produce scattered thunderstorms with abundant lightning through this evening across the BLM districts. Red Flag Warning 2019-08-08T13:04:00-07:00 2019-08-10T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Burns BLM; Vale BLM FIPS6 041025 041045 UGC ORZ636 ORZ637 VTEC /O.EXT.KBOI.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-190810T1800Z/

...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BLM DISTRICTS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING... ...MORE LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL DISTRICTS FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY... .A weak trough passage will produce scattered thunderstorms with abundant lightning through this evening across the BLM districts. Red Flag Warning 2019-08-09T11:00:00-07:00 2019-08-10T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Baker Valley FIPS6 041001 UGC ORZ646 VTEC /O.UPG.KBOI.FW.A.0004.190809T1800Z-190810T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KBOI.FW.W.0005.190809T1800Z-190810T1800Z/

An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies: Colville Confederated Tribes Washington Department of Ecology in Spokane Spokane Tribe Kalispel Indian Community Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency Air Quality Alert 2019-08-07T13:58:00-07:00 2019-08-09T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Ferry; Lincoln; Pend Oreille; Spokane; Stevens FIPS6 053019 053043 053051 053063 053065 UGC WAC019 WAC043 WAC051 WAC063 WAC065 VTEC