NOAA Current Watches

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IN THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT NIGHT... .A moist cold front will bring snow to the mountains of eastern Oregon tonight night. In the northern Blue Mountains, significant snow accumulations will occur at elevations above 4000 feet, mainly north of Meacham. In addition, breezy winds can cause Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-20T16:00:00-08:00 2018-12-21T06:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Northwest Blue Mountains FIPS6 053013 UGC WAZ030 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0025.181221T0000Z-181221T1400Z/

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IN THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT NIGHT... .A moist cold front will bring snow to the mountains of eastern Oregon tonight night. In the northern Blue Mountains, significant snow accumulations will occur at elevations above 4000 feet, mainly north of Meacham. In addition, breezy winds can cause Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-20T16:00:00-08:00 2018-12-21T06:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon FIPS6 041059 041061 041063 UGC ORZ502 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0025.181221T0000Z-181221T1400Z/

...VERY WINDY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .As another weather system approaches there will be increasing southerly winds in the Grande Ronde Valley. Very windy conditions will develop in the southern portion of the valley. ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LADD AND PYLES CANYONS... Wind Advisory 2018-12-20T03:40:00-08:00 2018-12-20T15:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Grande Ronde Valley FIPS6 041061 UGC ORZ049 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-181220T2300Z/

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST... * TIDES...Total tide is expected to reach 12.0 to 12.5 feet around the time of the 10:36 AM high tide. * IMPACTS...Overflow flooding is most likely to occur in low- lying areas near bays and sloughs, Highway 101, Highway 6, the Coastal Flood Advisory 2018-12-20T06:00:00-08:00 2018-12-20T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely South Washington Coast FIPS6 053049 053069 UGC WAZ021 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.CF.Y.0001.181220T1400Z-181220T2100Z/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...South 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Gusts to 65 mph on beaches and headlands. * TIMING...Strongest wind likely 8 am through noon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power High Wind Warning 2018-12-20T03:33:00-08:00 2018-12-20T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely South Washington Coast FIPS6 053049 053069 UGC WAZ021 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-181220T2100Z/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...South 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Gusts to 65 mph on beaches and headlands. * TIMING...Strongest wind likely 8 am through noon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power High Wind Warning 2018-12-20T03:33:00-08:00 2018-12-20T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely North Oregon Coast FIPS6 041007 041057 UGC ORZ001 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-181220T2100Z/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...South 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph on beaches and headlands. * TIMING...Strongest wind likely 8 am through noon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power High Wind Warning 2018-12-20T04:00:00-08:00 2018-12-20T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Oregon Coast FIPS6 041039 041041 UGC ORZ002 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0012.181220T1200Z-181220T2100Z/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...Southerly wind 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. Strongest winds will be along the beaches and near the shoreline of Grays Harbor. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...La Push, Neah Bay, Westport, Hoquiam. High Wind Warning 2018-12-20T03:29:00-08:00 2018-12-20T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Coast; North Coast FIPS6 053009 053027 053031 UGC WAZ516 WAZ517 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-181220T2100Z/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...South to southeast wind 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Ferndale, Bellingham, Sandy Point, Anacortes, Friday Harbor, and Bremerton. High Wind Warning 2018-12-20T07:00:00-08:00 2018-12-20T19:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Admiralty Inlet Area; Everett and Vicinity; San Juan County; Western Skagit County; Western Whatcom County FIPS6 053029 053031 053055 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAZ001 WAZ503 WAZ506 WAZ507 WAZ510 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0009.181220T1500Z-181221T0300Z/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...South to southeast wind 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, and Bremerton. High Wind Warning 2018-12-20T10:00:00-08:00 2018-12-20T19:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Bellevue and Vicinity; Bremerton and Vicinity; Hood Canal Area; Seattle and Vicinity; Tacoma Area FIPS6 053031 053033 053035 053045 053053 053061 UGC WAZ509 WAZ511 WAZ556 WAZ558 WAZ559 VTEC /O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0009.181220T1800Z-181221T0300Z/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...South wind 20 to 35 mph with gusts of 55 mph. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Enumclaw, North Bend and Buckley. * TIMING...Winds will increase rapidly Thursday morning, continuing into Thursday afternoon. Wind Advisory 2018-12-20T10:00:00-08:00 2018-12-20T19:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Puget Sound Lowlands; Lower Chehalis Valley Area; Southwest Interior FIPS6 053027 053033 053041 053053 053061 053067 UGC WAZ504 WAZ512 WAZ555 VTEC /O.EXT.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.181220T1800Z-181221T0300Z/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...West 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Sequim and Port Angeles. * TIMING...Winds will shift to the west and increase Thursday afternoon behind a cold front, continuing into Thursday Wind Advisory 2018-12-20T12:00:00-08:00 2018-12-20T19:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca FIPS6 053009 UGC WAZ514 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.181220T2000Z-181221T0300Z/

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * COASTAL FLOODING...Minor tidal overflow is expected with flooding of low lying areas along the shoreline of up to 1 foot above highest astronomical tide. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Shorelines along the Strait of Juan Coastal Flood Advisory 2018-12-20T07:00:00-08:00 2018-12-20T14:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Admiralty Inlet Area; Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca; Everett and Vicinity; San Juan County; Western Skagit County; Western Strait of Juan De Fuca; Western Whatcom County FIPS6 053009 053029 053031 053055 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAZ001 WAZ503 WAZ506 WAZ507 WAZ510 WAZ514 WAZ515 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.CF.Y.0005.181220T1500Z-181220T2200Z/

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WAVES...Seas will build to 22 to 28 feet on Thursday. * COASTAL FLOODING...Thursday will see large waves on the order of 22 to 28 feet, strong south winds that will turn to the west, and unusually low pressure. Coastal flooding along the Coastal Flood Warning 2018-12-20T07:00:00-08:00 2018-12-20T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central Coast; North Coast FIPS6 053009 053027 053031 UGC WAZ516 WAZ517 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.CF.W.0002.181220T1500Z-181221T0000Z/

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Washington... Skokomish River near Potlatch affecting Mason County. .Flood Bulletin No. 14 Another round of rain over the southern slopes of the Olympics will keep the river above flood stage today. The river will rise Flood Warning 2018-12-20T01:45:00-08:00 2018-12-20T09:44:00-08:00 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.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0083.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SRPW1.2.ER.181216T2000Z.181221T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NR/

...Strong, gusty south to southwest winds Thursday morning through evening... .A deepening low offshore will bring another round of strong gusty winds Thursday morning into the evening. Strong winds will start at the coast, mainly for the headlands, by Thursday morning, then spread inland during the day Thursday. Strong winds Dense Fog Advisory 2018-12-19T23:34:00-08:00 2018-12-20T09:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Jackson County FIPS6 041015 041029 041033 UGC ORZ024 ORZ026 VTEC /O.NEW.KMFR.FG.Y.0012.181220T0734Z-181220T1700Z/

...Strong, gusty south to southwest winds Thursday morning through evening... .A deepening low offshore will bring another round of strong gusty winds Thursday morning into the evening. Strong winds will start at the coast, mainly for the headlands, by Thursday morning, then spread inland during the day Thursday. Strong winds High Wind Warning 2018-12-20T04:00:00-08:00 2018-12-20T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Curry County Coast; South Central Oregon Coast FIPS6 041011 041015 UGC ORZ021 ORZ022 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0016.181220T1200Z-181220T2100Z/

...Strong, gusty south to southwest winds Thursday morning through evening... .A deepening low offshore will bring another round of strong gusty winds Thursday morning into the evening. Strong winds will start at the coast, mainly for the headlands, by Thursday morning, then spread inland during the day Thursday. Strong winds Wind Advisory 2018-12-20T10:00:00-08:00 2018-12-20T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central and Eastern Lake County; Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ029 ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.181220T1800Z-181221T0600Z/

...Moderate Snow Thursday Afternoon and Evening... .An incoming cold front will bring a period of moderate snow Thursday afternoon and evening. Initially snow levels will start around 6000 feet through Thursday morning. Then snow levels will lower to around 5000 feet while a period of moderate to heavy precipitation continues. Snow levels lower further to 3500 feet Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-20T13:00:00-08:00 2018-12-20T22:00:00-08:00 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.0028.181220T2100Z-181221T0600Z/

...Moderate Snow Thursday Afternoon and Evening... .An incoming cold front will bring a period of moderate snow Thursday afternoon and evening. Initially snow levels will start around 6000 feet through Thursday morning. Then snow levels will lower to around 5000 feet while a period of moderate to heavy precipitation continues. Snow levels lower further to 3500 feet Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-20T16:00:00-08:00 2018-12-21T00:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ030 VTEC /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0028.181221T0000Z-181221T0800Z/