NOAA Current Watches

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued an Air Stagnation Advisory...which is in effect from 7 AM Sunday to 1 PM PST Wednesday. * AIR QUALITY...A ridge of high pressure will build across the Air Stagnation Advisory 2018-11-18T07:00:00-08:00 2018-11-21T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington; Kittitas Valley; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Yakima Valley FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053037 053071 053077 UGC WAZ026 WAZ027 WAZ028 WAZ029 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.AS.Y.0003.181118T1500Z-181121T2100Z/

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued an Air Stagnation Advisory...which is in effect from 7 AM Sunday to 1 PM PST Wednesday. * AIR QUALITY...A ridge of high pressure will build across the Air Stagnation Advisory 2018-11-18T07:00:00-08:00 2018-11-21T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Oregon; East Columbia River Gorge; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; North Central Oregon FIPS6 041017 041021 041031 041049 041055 041059 041065 UGC ORZ041 ORZ044 ORZ507 ORZ508 ORZ510 ORZ511 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.AS.Y.0003.181118T1500Z-181121T2100Z/

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... * Air quality...Poor mixing and light winds will keep stagnant conditions in place through at least Monday night. A brief period of improvement is possible Saturday. Pollutants may be trapped near ground level and this will result in reduced air quality at times. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Air Stagnation Advisory 2018-11-16T13:41:00-08:00 2018-11-20T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Douglas County FIPS6 041011 041019 UGC ORZ023 VTEC /O.EXT.KMFR.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-181120T1200Z/

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... * Air quality...Poor mixing and light winds will keep stagnant conditions in place through at least Monday night. A brief period of improvement is expected Saturday. Pollutants may be trapped near ground level, resulting in reduced air quality at times. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued Air Stagnation Advisory 2018-11-16T13:41:00-08:00 2018-11-20T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central and Eastern Lake County; Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Eastern Douglas County Foothills; Jackson County; Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041015 041019 041029 041033 041035 041037 UGC ORZ024 ORZ025 ORZ026 ORZ027 ORZ028 ORZ029 ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC /O.EXT.KMFR.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-181120T1200Z/

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued an Air Stagnation Advisory...which is in effect from 4 PM Saturday to 4 AM PST Tuesday. * Air quality...Poor mixing and light winds will result in Air Stagnation Advisory 2018-11-17T16:00:00-08:00 2018-11-20T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely South Central Oregon Coast FIPS6 041011 UGC ORZ021 VTEC /O.NEW.KMFR.AS.Y.0002.181118T0000Z-181120T1200Z/

...Stagnant Air Likely to Return Early Next Week... .High pressure will rebuild over the region early next week. This will likely result in strong temperature inversions, trapping pollutants near the surface. ...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY... Air Stagnation Advisory 2018-11-18T07:00:00-08:00 2018-11-21T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Adams; Asotin; Chelan; Douglas; Ferry; Garfield; Grant; Lincoln; Okanogan; Pend Oreille; Spokane; Stevens; Whitman FIPS6 053001 053003 053007 053017 053019 053023 053025 053043 053047 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAC001 WAC003 WAC007 WAC017 WAC019 WAC023 WAC025 WAC043 WAC047 WAC051 WAC063 WAC065 WAC075 VTEC /O.NEW.KOTX.AS.Y.0002.181118T1500Z-181121T2100Z/

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY... * Air quality...Poor mixing and light winds will keep stagnant conditions in place through at least Saturday morning. Pollutants may be trapped near ground level and this will result in reduced air quality at times. The Oregon Department Air Stagnation Advisory 2018-11-15T19:59:00-08:00 2018-11-17T12:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Douglas County; Central and Eastern Lake County; Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Eastern Douglas County Foothills; Jackson County; Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041011 041015 041019 041029 041033 041035 041037 UGC ORZ023 ORZ024 ORZ025 ORZ026 ORZ027 ORZ028 ORZ029 ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-181117T2000Z/

...AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE SOUTHWEST CLEAN AIR AGENCY, IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST SATURDAY... Smoke from indoor and outdoor wood burning and distant forest fires have led to increasing levels of fine particle air pollution in Clark, Cowlitz and Lewis Counties. The Southwest Clean Air Agency (SWCAA) is issuing a Stage I Burn Ban effective immediately Air Quality Alert 2018-11-15T14:44:00-08:00 2018-11-16T14:45:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Clark; Cowlitz FIPS6 053011 053015 UGC WAC011 WAC015 VTEC

...OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY, IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST FRIDAY NIGHT... The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued air quality advisories for much of Oregon. Smoke from local wood stoves and other sources have combined to create unhealthy air quality in many parts of the region. Air Quality Alert 2018-11-15T14:44:00-08:00 2018-11-16T14:45:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Benton; Clackamas; Clatsop; Columbia; Lane; Lincoln; Linn; Marion; Multnomah; Polk; Tillamook; Washington; Yamhill FIPS6 041003 041005 041007 041009 041039 041041 041043 041047 041051 041053 041057 041067 041071 UGC ORC003 ORC005 ORC007 ORC009 ORC039 ORC041 ORC043 ORC047 ORC051 ORC053 ORC057 ORC067 ORC071 VTEC

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY... * Air quality...Poor mixing and light winds will keep stagnant conditions in place through at least Saturday morning. Pollutants may be trapped near ground level and this will result in reduced air quality at times. The Oregon Department of Air Stagnation Advisory 2018-11-15T13:58:00-08:00 2018-11-17T12:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Douglas County; Central and Eastern Lake County; Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Eastern Douglas County Foothills; Jackson County; Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Coast FIPS6 041011 041015 041019 041029 041033 041035 041037 UGC ORZ021 ORZ023 ORZ024 ORZ025 ORZ026 ORZ027 ORZ028 ORZ029 ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-181117T2000Z/

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST SATURDAY... An Air Quality Advisory has been issued by the Southwest Clean Air Agency. Smoke from indoor and outdoor wood burning and forest fires have led to increasing levels of fine particle air pollution in Lewis County. Colder nights followed by limited daytime ventilation and dispersion have caused fine particle air pollution levels to rise Air Quality Alert 2018-11-15T14:44:00-08:00 2018-11-17T08:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Lewis FIPS6 053041 UGC WAC041 VTEC

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY... * AIR QUALITY...A ridge of high pressure will continue over the region and produce a low level inversion over the Yakima Valley, which will trap pollutants. * TIMING...Now through Friday afternoon. Air Stagnation Advisory 2018-11-15T11:01:00-08:00 2018-11-16T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Yakima Valley FIPS6 053077 UGC WAZ027 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.AS.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-181116T2100Z/

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued an Air Stagnation Advisory...which is in effect until noon PST Saturday. * Air quality...Poor mixing and light winds will keep stagnant conditions in place through at least Saturday morning. Pollutants may be trapped near ground level and this may result Air Stagnation Advisory 2018-11-15T10:05:00-08:00 2018-11-17T12:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Douglas County; Central and Eastern Lake County; Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Eastern Douglas County Foothills; Jackson County; Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Coast FIPS6 041011 041015 041019 041029 041033 041035 041037 UGC ORZ021 ORZ023 ORZ024 ORZ025 ORZ026 ORZ027 ORZ028 ORZ029 ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC /O.NEW.KMFR.AS.Y.0001.181115T1805Z-181117T2000Z/

.High pressure over the region will result in strong inversions based near the surface trapping pollutants. ...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY... * AIR QUALITY...A ridge of high pressure will continue over the region and produce a low level inversion over the Yakima Air Stagnation Advisory 2018-11-14T12:56:00-08:00 2018-11-16T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Yakima Valley FIPS6 053077 UGC WAZ027 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.AS.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-181116T2100Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for freezing rain, which is in effect until 10 AM PST this morning. * TIMING...Through 10 AM Wednesday. Winter Weather Advisory 2018-11-14T05:28:00-08:00 2018-11-14T10:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 053059 UGC WAZ046 VTEC /O.NEW.KPQR.WW.Y.0031.181114T1328Z-181114T1800Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for freezing rain, which is in effect until 10 AM PST this morning. * TIMING...Through 10 AM Wednesday. Winter Weather Advisory 2018-11-14T05:28:00-08:00 2018-11-14T10:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Columbia River Gorge; Upper Hood River Valley FIPS6 041027 UGC ORZ014 ORZ016 VTEC /O.NEW.KPQR.WW.Y.0031.181114T1328Z-181114T1800Z/

.High pressure over the region will result in strong inversions based near the surface trapping pollutants. ...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... * AIR QUALITY...A ridge of high pressure will continue over the Air Stagnation Advisory 2018-11-13T11:55:00-08:00 2018-11-16T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Yakima Valley FIPS6 053077 UGC WAZ027 VTEC /O.EXP.KPDT.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-181113T2000Z/ /O.CON.KPDT.AS.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-181116T2100Z/

.High pressure over the region will result in strong near surface inversions trapping pollutants and moisture beneath them. Areas of dense fog are expected to linger near the Northern Blue Mountain foothills and the Yakima Valley for the next few hours before conditions slowly improve this afternoon. ...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY... Dense Fog Advisory 2018-11-13T10:06:00-08:00 2018-11-13T12:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Yakima Valley FIPS6 053077 UGC WAZ027 VTEC /O.EXT.KPDT.AS.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-181116T2100Z/ /O.CON.KPDT.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-181113T2000Z/

.High pressure over the region will result in strong near surface inversions trapping pollutants and moisture beneath them. Areas of dense fog are expected to linger near the Northern Blue Mountain foothills and the Yakima Valley for the next few hours before conditions slowly improve this afternoon. ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... Dense Fog Advisory 2018-11-13T10:06:00-08:00 2018-11-13T12:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington FIPS6 053013 053071 UGC WAZ029 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-181113T2000Z/

.High pressure over the region will result in strong near surface inversions trapping pollutants and moisture beneath them. Areas of dense fog are expected to linger near the Northern Blue Mountain foothills and the Yakima Valley for the next few hours before conditions slowly improve this afternoon. ...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY... Air Stagnation Advisory 2018-11-13T10:06:00-08:00 2018-11-16T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Yakima Valley FIPS6 053077 UGC WAZ027 VTEC /O.EXT.KPDT.AS.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-181116T2100Z/ /O.CON.KPDT.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-181113T2000Z/