NOAA Current Watches

...SMOKE LIKELY TO RETURN BEGINNING SUNDAY... Low level smoke is likely to return to Western Washington beginning Sunday. Air quality could possibly deteriorate to unhealthy levels Monday and Tuesday. The surface flow pattern will turn offshore and northerly on Sunday. Smoke from British Columbia fires is likely to spread Special Weather Statement 2018-08-17T09:59:00-07:00 2018-08-18T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Admiralty Inlet Area; Bellevue and Vicinity; Bremerton and Vicinity; Central Coast; East Puget Sound Lowlands; Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca; Everett and Vicinity; Hood Canal Area; Lower Chehalis Valley Area; North Coast; Olympics; San Juan County; Seattle and Vicinity; Southwest Interior; Tacoma Area; West Slopes North Cascades and Passes; West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes; West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes; Western Skagit County; Western Strait of Juan De Fuca; Western Whatcom County FIPS6 053009 053027 053029 053031 053033 053035 053041 053045 053053 053055 053057 053061 053067 053073 UGC WAZ001 WAZ503 WAZ504 WAZ506 WAZ507 WAZ509 WAZ510 WAZ511 WAZ512 WAZ513 WAZ514 WAZ515 WAZ516 WAZ517 WAZ555 WAZ556 WAZ558 WAZ559 WAZ567 WAZ568 WAZ569 VTEC

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY FAR EASTERN ZONES... ...BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH LOW RH NEAR THE CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A surge of monsoonal moisture combined with an approaching disturbance will bring isolated to scattered dry thunderstorms to Red Flag Warning 2018-08-17T15:00:00-07:00 2018-08-17T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Mountains; Central Cascade Valleys; South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053007 053037 053077 UGC WAZ676 WAZ677 WAZ682 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0014.180817T2200Z-180818T0400Z/

An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies: Washington Department of Ecology in Spokane Idaho Department of Environmental Quality in Lewiston Washington Department of Ecology in Yakima Idaho Department of Environmental Quality in Coeur d`Alene Nez Perce Tribe Air Quality Alert 2018-08-17T09:59:00-07:00 2018-08-18T10:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Adams; Asotin; Douglas; Garfield; Grant; Lincoln; Pend Oreille; Spokane; Stevens; Whitman FIPS6 053001 053003 053017 053023 053025 053043 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAC001 WAC003 WAC017 WAC023 WAC025 WAC043 WAC051 WAC063 WAC065 WAC075 VTEC

An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies: Colville Confederated Tribes Washington Department of Ecology in Spokane Washington Department of Ecology in Yakima Washington Counties within the Air Quality Alert Include: Air Quality Alert 2018-08-17T09:59:00-07:00 2018-08-18T10:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Chelan; Ferry; Okanogan FIPS6 053007 053019 053047 UGC WAC007 WAC019 WAC047 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... The Washington State Department of Ecology has issued an Air Quality Alert...in effect until noon PDT today for the following counties in central, south central and southeast Washington: Benton Columbia Air Quality Alert 2018-08-17T09:59:00-07:00 2018-08-17T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Benton; Columbia; Franklin; Kittitas; Klickitat; Walla Walla; Yakima FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053037 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAC005 WAC013 WAC021 WAC037 WAC039 WAC071 WAC077 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory...in effect until noon PDT today for the following counties in central, north central and northeast Oregon: Crook Deschutes Air Quality Alert 2018-08-16T15:09:00-07:00 2018-08-17T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Crook; Deschutes; Gilliam; Grant; Jefferson; Morrow; Sherman; Umatilla; Union; Wallowa; Wasco; Wheeler FIPS6 041013 041017 041021 041023 041031 041049 041055 041059 041061 041063 041065 041069 UGC ORC013 ORC017 ORC021 ORC023 ORC031 ORC049 ORC055 ORC059 ORC061 ORC063 ORC065 ORC069 VTEC

...THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ TONIGHT FOR LIGHTNING FOR OWYHEE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS...VALE BLM AND BAKER VALLEY...WHICH ARE FIRE WEATHER ZONES 423...426...637 AND 646... Red Flag Warning 2018-08-17T07:34:00-07:00 2018-08-17T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Baker Valley; Vale BLM FIPS6 041001 041045 UGC ORZ637 ORZ646 VTEC /O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-180818T0600Z/

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON... .A low pressure system moving across the region will bring scattered thunderstorms to central and northeastern Oregon and southeast Washington through this evening. Some of the storms will have abundant lightning and limited rainfall. Red Flag Warning 2018-08-17T06:21:00-07:00 2018-08-17T20:00:00-07:00 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.0014.000000T0000Z-180818T0300Z/

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON... .A low pressure system moving across the region will bring scattered thunderstorms to central and northeastern Oregon and southeast Washington through this evening. Some of the storms will have abundant lightning and limited rainfall. Red Flag Warning 2018-08-17T06:21:00-07:00 2018-08-17T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Blue Mountains FIPS6 041023 041049 041061 041069 UGC ORZ644 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-180817T1800Z/

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON... .A low pressure system moving across the region will bring scattered thunderstorms to central and northeastern Oregon and southeast Washington through this evening. Some of the storms will have abundant lightning and limited rainfall. Red Flag Warning 2018-08-17T06:21:00-07:00 2018-08-17T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Wallowa District FIPS6 041059 041061 041063 UGC ORZ643 ORZ645 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-180818T0300Z/

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Pollution Advisory...in effect until further notice. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecast conditions will cause air quality levels to fluctuate and could be unhealthy or even hazardous at times. While there may be improvements, they will Air Quality Alert 2018-08-16T15:09:00-07:00 2018-08-19T04:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; 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 ORZ026 ORZ027 ORZ028 ORZ029 ORZ030 VTEC

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY FAR EASTERN ZONES... ...BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH LOW RH NEAR THE CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A surge of monsoonal moisture combined with an approaching disturbance will bring isolated to scattered dry thunderstorms to Red Flag Warning 2018-08-17T03:23:00-07:00 2018-08-17T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Washington East Columbia Basin FIPS6 053043 053063 053075 UGC WAZ674 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-180817T1800Z/

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY FAR EASTERN ZONES... ...BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH LOW RH NEAR THE CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A surge of monsoonal moisture combined with an approaching disturbance will bring isolated to scattered dry thunderstorms to Red Flag Warning 2018-08-17T15:00:00-07:00 2018-08-17T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Mountains; Central Cascade Valleys; South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053007 053037 053077 UGC WAZ676 WAZ677 WAZ682 VTEC /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0006.180817T2100Z-180818T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.FW.W.0014.180817T2200Z-180818T0400Z/

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY FAR EASTERN ZONES... ...BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH LOW RH NEAR THE CASCADES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A surge of monsoonal moisture combined with an approaching disturbance will bring isolated dry thunderstorms to extreme Red Flag Warning 2018-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 2018-08-17T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Washington East Columbia Basin FIPS6 053043 053063 053075 UGC WAZ674 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0014.180817T0600Z-180817T1800Z/

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY FAR EASTERN ZONES... ...BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH LOW RH NEAR THE CASCADES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A surge of monsoonal moisture combined with an approaching disturbance will bring isolated dry thunderstorms to extreme Fire Weather Watch 2018-08-17T14:00:00-07:00 2018-08-17T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Central Cascade Mountains; Central Cascade Valleys; South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053007 053037 053077 UGC WAZ676 WAZ677 WAZ682 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0006.180817T2100Z-180818T0400Z/

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN CROOK AND SOUTH CENTRAL DESCHUTES COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM PDT... At 701 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Millican, or 29 miles southeast of Bend, moving north at 20 mph. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Special Weather Statement 2018-08-16T15:09:00-07:00 2018-08-16T19:45:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Ochoco-John Day Highlands 43.68,-120.74 43.75,-120.97 44.09,-120.88 44,-120.49 43.68,-120.74 FIPS6 041013 041017 041023 041069 UGC ORZ506 VTEC

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTHWESTERN WASCO COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM PDT... At 630 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles east of Camp Sherman, or 19 miles northwest of Redmond, moving north at 25 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Special Weather Statement 2018-08-16T15:09:00-07:00 2018-08-16T19:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Central Oregon; East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades; North Central Oregon 44.38,-121.34 44.38,-121.59 44.91,-121.68 44.92,-121.3 44.38,-121.34 FIPS6 041017 041031 041055 041065 UGC ORZ509 ORZ510 ORZ511 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT FRIDAY... The Southwest Clean Air Agency and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality continues an Air Quality Advisory until noon Friday. Smoke and haze remains in the region and will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels at times through Friday morning. Conditions Air Quality Alert 2018-08-16T08:10:00-07:00 2018-08-17T14:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Clark; Cowlitz; Wahkiakum FIPS6 053011 053015 053069 UGC WAC011 WAC015 WAC069 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT FRIDAY... The Southwest Clean Air Agency and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality continues an Air Quality Advisory until noon Friday. Smoke and haze remains in the region and will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels at times through Friday morning. Conditions Air Quality Alert 2018-08-16T15:09:00-07:00 2018-08-17T14:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Clackamas; Columbia; Hood River; Marion; Multnomah; Polk; Washington; Yamhill FIPS6 041005 041009 041027 041047 041051 041053 041067 041071 UGC ORC005 ORC009 ORC027 ORC047 ORC051 ORC053 ORC067 ORC071 VTEC

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY FAR EASTERN ZONES... ...BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH LOW RH NEAR THE CASCADES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A surge of monsoonal moisture combined with an approaching disturbance will bring isolated dry thunderstorms to extreme Red Flag Warning 2018-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 2018-08-17T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Washington East Columbia Basin FIPS6 053043 053063 053075 UGC WAZ674 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0014.180817T0600Z-180817T1800Z/