NOAA Current Watches

...LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE TODAY ON THE WASHINGTON PALOUSE... .Rain amounts up to an inch today will bring the potential of minor field flooding as well as rises on creeks and small streams today. ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... The Flood Watch continues for Flood Watch 2018-12-18T06:50:00-08:00 2018-12-18T22:22:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Whitman FIPS6 053075 UGC WAC075 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FA.A.0003.181218T1400Z-181219T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the following rivers in Washington... Skokomish River near Potlatch affecting Mason County. .Flood Bulletin No. 8 Heavy rainfall will continue to keep the Skokomish River above flood stage for much of the week. Flood Warning 2018-12-18T04:34:00-08:00 2018-12-18T13:33:00-08:00 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.181218T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/

...HEAVY SNOW IMPACTING MOUNTAIN PASSES ACROSS THE INLAND NORTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * WHAT...Between 5 AM and Noon, an additional 3 to 6 inches of snow above 3500 feet. Winter Storm Warning 2018-12-18T04:07:00-08:00 2018-12-18T12:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Okanogan Highlands FIPS6 053019 053047 UGC WAZ038 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-181218T2000Z/

...HEAVY SNOW IMPACTING MOUNTAIN PASSES ACROSS THE INLAND NORTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * WHAT...Between 5 AM and late tonight, an additional 8 to 12 inches of snow above 4000 feet. Winter Storm Warning 2018-12-18T04:07:00-08:00 2018-12-19T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Northeast Mountains FIPS6 053051 053065 UGC WAZ037 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-181219T1200Z/

...HEAVY SNOW IMPACTING MOUNTAIN PASSES ACROSS THE INLAND NORTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * WHAT...From 5 AM today through tonight, an additional 8 to 12 inches of snow for Loup Loup and Blewett Passes. For the Winter Storm Warning 2018-12-18T04:07:00-08:00 2018-12-19T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely East Slopes Northern Cascades FIPS6 053007 053047 UGC WAZ042 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-181219T1200Z/

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a High Surf Advisory, which is in effect until 3 PM PST this afternoon. * SEAS...20 to 25 ft this morning decreasing to 16 to 20 ft this afternoon. * SURF...Breakers of 20 to 30 feet. Stay out of the surf zone. High Surf Advisory 2018-12-18T03:51:00-08:00 2018-12-18T15:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely South Washington Coast FIPS6 053049 053069 UGC WAZ021 VTEC /O.CAN.KPQR.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-181218T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SU.Y.0007.181218T1151Z-181218T2300Z/

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a High Surf Advisory, which is in effect until 3 PM PST this afternoon. * SEAS...20 to 25 ft this morning decreasing to 16 to 20 ft this afternoon. * SURF...Breakers of 20 to 30 feet. Stay out of the surf zone. High Surf Advisory 2018-12-18T03:51:00-08:00 2018-12-18T15:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Oregon Coast; North Oregon Coast FIPS6 041007 041039 041041 041057 UGC ORZ001 ORZ002 VTEC /O.CAN.KPQR.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-181218T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SU.Y.0007.181218T1151Z-181218T2300Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... * WHAT...Snow continued above 4000 feet. Additional snow accumulations of up to 6 inches. * WHERE...Olympic mountains including Hurricane Ridge. * WHEN...Until 7 AM PST this morning. Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-18T03:34:00-08:00 2018-12-18T07:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Olympics FIPS6 053009 053031 053045 UGC WAZ513 VTEC /O.EXT.KSEW.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-181218T1500Z/

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... * WHAT...Heavy snow continued above 3000 feet. Additional snow accumulations of up to 20 inches. * WHERE...Cascade mountains and valleys of Whatcom and Skagit Counties the Mount Baker Ski Area. Winter Storm Warning 2018-12-18T03:34:00-08:00 2018-12-18T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely West Slopes North Cascades and Passes FIPS6 053057 053073 UGC WAZ567 VTEC /O.EXT.KSEW.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-181219T0600Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... * WHAT...Snow continued above 3000 feet. Additional snow accumulations of up to 15 inches. * WHERE...Cascade mountains and valleys of Pierce and Lewis Counties, including the Crystal Mountain Ski Area, Paradise on Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-18T03:34:00-08:00 2018-12-18T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes; West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes FIPS6 053033 053041 053053 053061 UGC WAZ568 WAZ569 VTEC /O.EXT.KSEW.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-181219T0600Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Moderate snow. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches, with localized amounts up to 5 inches, are expected. * WHERE...South Central Oregon Cascades including highways 62, 230, and 138 in the vicinity of Crater Lake and Diamond Lake. Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-18T03:34:00-08:00 2018-12-18T10:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely South Central Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041019 041035 UGC ORZ027 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-181218T1800Z/

...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * Waves and Surf...Very heavy long-period west swell will continue to produce average breaking wave heights of 25 to 30 feet. * Timing...Now through Wednesday. High Surf Warning 2018-12-18T03:34:00-08:00 2018-12-19T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Curry County Coast; South Central Oregon Coast FIPS6 041011 041015 UGC ORZ021 ORZ022 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-181220T0600Z/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * Winds...South winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts 60 to as high as 80 mph on the headlands. * Timing...Late this afternoon through Tuesday afternoon. The strongest winds are expected to occur tonight through early High Wind Warning 2018-12-18T03:24:00-08:00 2018-12-18T16:00:00-08:00 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.0015.000000T0000Z-181219T0000Z/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * Winds...South to southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph. * Timing...Late this evening through Tuesday afternoon. The strongest winds are expected from late this evening through Wind Advisory 2018-12-18T03:24:00-08:00 2018-12-18T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Douglas County; Eastern Curry County and Josephine County FIPS6 041011 041015 041019 041033 UGC ORZ023 ORZ024 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-181219T0000Z/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * Winds...South to southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts of 60 and up to 70 mph at higher elevations in the warning area. South to High Wind Warning 2018-12-18T10:00:00-08:00 2018-12-18T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central and Eastern Lake County; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0015.181218T1800Z-181219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0035.181218T1800Z-181219T0600Z/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * Winds...South to southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts 50 mph. * Timing...Late Tuesday morning into Tuesday evening. The strongest winds are expected from 10 AM until 4 PM PST Tuesday. Wind Advisory 2018-12-18T10:00:00-08:00 2018-12-18T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Klamath Basin FIPS6 041035 UGC ORZ029 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0035.181218T1800Z-181219T0600Z/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * Winds...South to southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts of 60 and up to 70 mph at higher elevations in the warning area. South to Wind Advisory 2018-12-18T10:00:00-08:00 2018-12-18T22:00:00-08:00 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.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0015.181218T1800Z-181219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0035.181218T1800Z-181219T0600Z/

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... The Flood Watch continues for * A portion of west central Washington, including the following county, Lewis. * Through this afternoon * Heavy rainfall in SW Washington tonight and Tuesday will force Flood Watch 2018-12-18T03:22:00-08:00 2018-12-18T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Lewis FIPS6 053041 UGC WAC041 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.FA.A.0014.181218T1200Z-181219T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...Total snow accumulations 6 to 12 inches, with heaviest amounts above 5000 ft. * SNOW LEVEL...Lowering to 5000 ft this afternoon, and to 4000 feet by late tonight. Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-18T14:00:00-08:00 2018-12-19T01:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely South Washington Cascades FIPS6 053015 053059 UGC WAZ019 VTEC /O.NEW.KPQR.WW.Y.0037.181218T2200Z-181219T0900Z/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * A portion of southwest Oregon, including the following areas, Curry County Coast and Eastern Curry County and Josephine County. * Through this evening Flash Flood Watch 2018-12-18T04:00:00-08:00 2018-12-18T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Possible Curry County Coast; Eastern Curry County and Josephine County FIPS6 041015 041033 UGC ORZ022 ORZ024 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FF.A.0003.181218T1200Z-181219T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/