NOAA Current Watches

...Multiple systems will bring an extended period of steady snow accumulations with the strongest one on Monday... .Beginning late this afternoon into this evening, a system will bring precipitation to the area with snow levels around 4500 feet. Another system will follow Sunday and a stronger system on Monday that will affect a larger portion of the forecast area. Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-24T04:00:00-08:00 2018-12-24T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central and Eastern Lake County; Klamath Basin FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ029 ORZ031 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0029.181224T1200Z-181225T0600Z/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 6 PM this evening to 4 AM PST Sunday. * WIND...25 to 35 MPH with gusts to around 45 MPH. Wind Advisory 2018-12-22T18:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Admiralty Inlet Area; San Juan County; Western Whatcom County FIPS6 053029 053031 053055 053073 UGC WAZ001 WAZ503 WAZ510 VTEC /O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0020.181223T0200Z-181223T1200Z/

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... * Waves and Surf...Heavy long-period west swell will produce breaking waves of 20 to 25 feet. * Timing...This evening through Sunday evening. * Tides...Some of the highest tides of the year will be High Surf Advisory 2018-12-22T22:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Curry County Coast; South Central Oregon Coast FIPS6 041011 041015 UGC ORZ021 ORZ022 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.SU.Y.0011.181223T0600Z-181224T0600Z/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected above 2000 feet. Total snow accumulations of 8-18 inches expected. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. * WHERE...Olympic mountains and valleys, including Hurricane Winter Storm Warning 2018-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2018-12-24T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Olympics FIPS6 053009 053031 053045 UGC WAZ513 VTEC /O.NEW.KSEW.WS.W.0015.181223T0000Z-181224T1200Z/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected above 2000 feet. 12-18 inches of accumulation at pass level with 2-3 feet possible at higher elevations. * WHERE...Cascade mountains and valleys of Whatcom, Skagit, Winter Storm Warning 2018-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2018-12-24T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely West Slopes North Cascades and Passes; West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes; West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes FIPS6 053033 053041 053053 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAZ567 WAZ568 WAZ569 VTEC /O.UPG.KSEW.WW.Y.0038.181223T0000Z-181224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.WS.W.0015.181223T0000Z-181224T1200Z/

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... * SUNDAY TIDES...Total tide at Toke Point is expected to reach 12.1 ft around the time of the 1 PM high tide. * MONDAY TIDES...Total tide at Toke Point is expected to reach 11.7 ft around the time of the 2 PM high tide. * Impacts...Overflow flooding is most likely to occur at high Coastal Flood Advisory 2018-12-22T13:21:00-08:00 2018-12-24T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely South Washington Coast FIPS6 053049 053069 UGC WAZ021 VTEC /O.EXT.KPQR.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-181225T0000Z/

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... * SUNDAY TIDES...Total tide at Astoria is expected to reach 10.8 ft around the time of the 1 PM high tide. * MONDAY TIDES...Total tide at Astoria is expected to reach 10.5 ft around the time of the 2 PM high tide. * Impacts...Overflow flooding is most likely to occur at high tide Coastal Flood Advisory 2018-12-22T13:21:00-08:00 2018-12-24T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely North Oregon Coast FIPS6 041007 041057 UGC ORZ001 VTEC /O.EXT.KPQR.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-181225T0000Z/

...SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ SUNDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Plan on slippery road conditions. In Baker County, total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches in the valleys and 3 to 9 inches in the mountains are expected. In the West Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-22T22:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Baker County FIPS6 041001 UGC ORZ062 VTEC /O.EXB.KBOI.WW.Y.0020.181223T0600Z-181224T0600Z/

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .Light to moderate snow falling Saturday night and Sunday morning will lead to slick travel conditions. Lowland temperatures will warm Sunday afternoon and should result in improving travel conditions. Snow showers are expected to persist on the mountain passes into Sunday night. Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-22T18:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T07:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley; Upper Columbia Basin; Waterville Plateau; Wenatchee Area FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053019 053025 053043 053047 UGC WAZ035 WAZ038 WAZ041 WAZ043 WAZ044 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.181223T0200Z-181223T1500Z/

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .Light to moderate snow falling Saturday night and Sunday morning will lead to slick travel conditions. Lowland temperatures will warm Sunday afternoon and should result in improving travel conditions. Snow showers are expected to persist on the mountain passes into Sunday night. Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-22T23:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T12:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Northeast Mountains; Spokane Area; Washington Palouse FIPS6 053043 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAZ033 WAZ036 WAZ037 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.181223T0700Z-181223T2000Z/

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .Light to moderate snow falling Saturday night and Sunday morning will lead to slick travel conditions. Lowland temperatures will warm Sunday afternoon and should result in improving travel conditions. Snow showers are expected to persist on the mountain passes into Sunday night. Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Slopes Northern Cascades FIPS6 053007 053047 UGC WAZ042 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.181223T0000Z-181224T0000Z/

...Multiple systems will bring an extended period of steady snow accumulations... .Beginning late this afternoon into this evening, another system will bring more precipitation to the area with snow levels around 4500 feet. Another system will follow Sunday and a stronger system on Monday. Snow levels will hover around 4500 feet during Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2018-12-24T22:00:00-08:00 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.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0029.181223T0000Z-181225T0600Z/

...Multiple systems will bring an extended period of steady snow accumulations... .Beginning late this afternoon into this evening, another system will bring more precipitation to the area with snow levels around 4500 feet. Another system will follow Sunday and a stronger system on Monday. Snow levels will hover around 4500 feet during Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2018-12-24T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ030 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0029.181223T0000Z-181225T0600Z/

...Multiple systems will bring an extended period of steady snow accumulations... .Beginning late this afternoon into this evening, another system will bring more precipitation to the area with snow levels around 4500 feet. Another system will follow Sunday and a stronger system on Monday. Snow levels will hover around 4500 feet during Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-24T04:00:00-08:00 2018-12-24T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central and Eastern Lake County; Klamath Basin FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ029 ORZ031 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0029.181224T1200Z-181225T0600Z/

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Washington... Skokomish River near Potlatch affecting Mason County. .Flood Bulletin No. 21 Olympic Peninsula Region The Skokomish river currently remains below flood stage. Rain later today Flood Warning 2018-12-22T10:53:00-08:00 2018-12-24T15:52:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Mason 47.44,-123.26 47.33,-123.21 47.36,-123.17 47.33,-123.08 47.21,-123.21 47.38,-123.4 47.44,-123.26 FIPS6 053045 UGC WAC045 VTEC /O.EXT.KSEW.FL.W.0083.000000T0000Z-181224T2352Z/ /SRPW1.2.ER.181216T2000Z.181221T1654Z.181224T1452Z.NR/

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...Minor tidal overflow will produce some minor flooding of low lying areas along the shoreline for a couple of hours around high tide. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Shorelines around Admiralty Inlet, Coastal Flood Advisory 2018-12-23T02:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T10:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Admiralty Inlet Area; Bremerton and Vicinity; Everett and Vicinity; Hood Canal Area; San Juan County; Seattle and Vicinity; Southwest Interior; Tacoma Area; Western Skagit County; Western Whatcom County FIPS6 053029 053031 053033 053035 053041 053045 053053 053055 053057 053061 053067 053073 UGC WAZ001 WAZ503 WAZ504 WAZ506 WAZ507 WAZ509 WAZ510 WAZ511 WAZ558 WAZ559 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.CF.Y.0007.181223T1000Z-181223T1800Z/

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...Minor tidal overflow will produce some minor flooding of low lying areas along the shoreline for a couple of hours around the high tide. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Shorelines along the Strait of Juan Coastal Flood Advisory 2018-12-22T08:11:00-08:00 2018-12-23T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Coast; Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca; North Coast; Western Strait of Juan De Fuca FIPS6 053009 053027 053031 UGC WAZ514 WAZ515 WAZ516 WAZ517 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-181224T0000Z/

...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Freezing Fog Advisory...which is in effect until 10 AM PST this morning. * Visibility...Around one quarter mile. * Timing...Through mid morning. * Locations include...Medford, Central Point. Freezing Fog Advisory 2018-12-22T07:26:00-08:00 2018-12-22T10:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Jackson County FIPS6 041029 UGC ORZ026 VTEC /O.NEW.KMFR.ZF.Y.0004.181222T1526Z-181222T1800Z/

...An active weather pattern leading into the Holidays with periods of rain, snow, and gusty winds... A series of weather systems will bring periods of low elevation rain and snow to the mountain as well as occasional gusty winds through Christmas Day. The first system will arrive tonight and linger into Sunday. Many winter weather advisories have been Special Weather Statement 2018-12-22T07:00:00-08:00 2018-12-22T20:00:00-08:00 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

...An active weather pattern leading into the Holidays with periods of rain, snow, and gusty winds... A series of weather systems will bring periods of low elevation rain and snow to the mountain as well as occasional gusty winds through Christmas Day. The first system will arrive tonight and linger into Sunday. Many winter weather advisories have been Special Weather Statement 2018-12-24T04:00:00-08:00 2018-12-22T20:00:00-08:00 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