NOAA Current Watches

...HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY... .Hot and dry conditions will peak Thursday with widespread Haines Index values of 6 (high) across the region as a ridge high pressure aloft continues to build into the region. The ridge will breakdown on Friday as a trough approaches the Pacific Northwest Fire Weather Watch 2018-08-09T11:00:00-07:00 2018-08-09T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Asotin County; Blue Mountains of Washington; East Slopes of the Southern Washington Cascades; Yakama Alpine District FIPS6 053003 053013 053023 053039 053077 UGC WAZ639 WAZ643 WAZ645 WAZ681 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0005.180809T1800Z-180810T0600Z/

...HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY... .Hot and dry conditions will peak Thursday with widespread Haines Index values of 6 (high) across the region as a ridge high pressure aloft continues to build into the region. The ridge will breakdown on Friday as a trough approaches the Pacific Northwest Fire Weather Watch 2018-08-09T11:00:00-07:00 2018-08-09T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Eastern Washington Southern Columbia Basin; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053023 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ641 WAZ675 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0005.180809T1800Z-180810T0600Z/ /O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0006.180810T2100Z-180811T0600Z/

...HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY... .Hot and dry conditions will peak Thursday with widespread Haines Index values of 6 (high) across the region as a ridge high pressure aloft continues to build into the region. The ridge will breakdown on Friday as a trough approaches the Pacific Northwest Fire Weather Watch 2018-08-10T14:00:00-07:00 2018-08-10T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Eastern Washington Southern Columbia Basin; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053023 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ641 WAZ675 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0005.180809T1800Z-180810T0600Z/ /O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0006.180810T2100Z-180811T0600Z/

...HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY... .Hot and dry conditions will peak Thursday with widespread Haines Index values of 6 (high) across the region as a ridge high pressure aloft continues to build into the region. The ridge will breakdown on Friday as a trough approaches the Pacific Northwest Fire Weather Watch 2018-08-09T11:00:00-07:00 2018-08-09T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Central Blue Mountains; Central Mountains of Oregon; Deschutes National Forest - minus Sisters Ranger District; East Slopes of Central Oregon Cascades; East Slopes of the Northern Oregon Cascades; Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains; Wallowa District FIPS6 041013 041017 041023 041025 041027 041031 041035 041049 041059 041061 041063 041065 041069 UGC ORZ610 ORZ611 ORZ639 ORZ640 ORZ642 ORZ643 ORZ644 ORZ645 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0005.180809T1800Z-180810T0600Z/

...HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY... .Hot and dry conditions will peak Thursday with widespread Haines Index values of 6 (high) across the region as a ridge high pressure aloft continues to build into the region. The ridge will breakdown on Friday as a trough approaches the Pacific Northwest Fire Weather Watch 2018-08-09T11:00:00-07:00 2018-08-09T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041021 041049 041055 041059 041065 UGC ORZ641 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0005.180809T1800Z-180810T0600Z/ /O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0006.180810T2100Z-180811T0600Z/

...HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY... .Hot and dry conditions will peak Thursday with widespread Haines Index values of 6 (high) across the region as a ridge high pressure aloft continues to build into the region. The ridge will breakdown on Friday as a trough approaches the Pacific Northwest Fire Weather Watch 2018-08-10T14:00:00-07:00 2018-08-10T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041021 041049 041055 041059 041065 UGC ORZ641 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0005.180809T1800Z-180810T0600Z/ /O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0006.180810T2100Z-180811T0600Z/

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT FRIDAY... The Washington State Department of Ecology has issued an Air Quality Alert...in effect until 10 AM PDT Friday. A Smoke Air Quality Alert has been issued. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Air Quality Alert 2018-08-08T10:04:00-07:00 2018-08-09T11:00:00-07:00 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

An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies: Washington Department of Ecology in Spokane Washington Department of Ecology in Yakima Colville Confederated Tribes Spokane Tribe Kalispel Indian Community Air Quality Alert 2018-08-08T10:04:00-07:00 2018-08-09T10:15:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Adams; Chelan; Douglas; Ferry; Lincoln; Okanogan; Pend Oreille; Spokane; Stevens; Whitman FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053019 053043 053047 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAC001 WAC007 WAC017 WAC019 WAC043 WAC047 WAC051 WAC063 WAC065 WAC075 VTEC

An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the Washington Department of Ecology in Spokane Washington Counties within the Air Quality Alert Include: Adams Asotin Chelan Air Quality Alert 2018-08-08T10:04:00-07:00 2018-08-09T10:15:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Asotin; Garfield; Grant FIPS6 053003 053023 053025 UGC WAC003 WAC023 WAC025 VTEC

...HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS... .Hot, dry and unstable conditions looks to peak on Thursday in the Cascades and on Friday over the Idaho Panhandle. This will be followed by a strong cold front Friday night with the potential for dry breezy winds and a threat of dry thunderstorms. This combination may lead to critical fire weather conditions with the Fire Weather Watch 2018-08-09T12:00:00-07:00 2018-08-10T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Central Cascade Mountains; Central Cascade Valleys; Eastern Washington East Columbia Basin; North Cascades; Northeast Mountains; Northern Columbia Basin; Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley; South Central Cascade Mountains; South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053019 053025 053037 053043 053047 053051 053063 053065 053075 053077 UGC WAZ673 WAZ674 WAZ676 WAZ677 WAZ680 WAZ682 WAZ684 WAZ685 WAZ686 WAZ687 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0004.180809T1900Z-180811T0600Z/

...Strong and gusty southerly wind with low RH Thursday and Friday... .Approaching low pressure will begin to break down the upper level ridge over the region late this week. This will result in strong and gusty southerly winds with low RH leading to the potential for wind driven fire. Fire Weather Watch 2018-08-10T13:00:00-07:00 2018-08-10T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest; South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 ORZ625 VTEC /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.A.0011.180810T2000Z-180811T0400Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... * MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES...95 to 100 degrees Wednesday and Thursday. The hottest temperatures will occur between 3 and 6 PM, and urban areas will be the warmest. * MINIMUM TEMPERATURES...60 to 70 degrees, but nighttime cooling Excessive Heat Warning 2018-08-08T03:55:00-07:00 2018-08-09T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central Columbia River Gorge; Greater Vancouver Area; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 053011 053059 UGC WAZ039 WAZ045 WAZ046 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180810T0600Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... * MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES...91 to 97 degrees Wednesday and Thursday. The hottest temperatures will occur between 3 and 6 PM. * MINIMUM TEMPERATURES...57 to 64 degrees, but nighttime cooling will be slow with temperatures remaining above 70 degrees as late as midnight. The coolest temperatures will occur around 5 Heat Advisory 2018-08-08T03:55:00-07:00 2018-08-09T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Lower Columbia and I - 5 Corridor in Cowlitz County; South Washington Cascade Foothills; South Washington Cascades FIPS6 053011 053015 053059 UGC WAZ019 WAZ022 WAZ040 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180810T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... * MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES...95 to 100 degrees Wednesday and Thursday. The hottest temperatures will occur between 3 and 6 PM, and urban areas will be the warmest. * MINIMUM TEMPERATURES...60 to 70 degrees, but nighttime cooling Excessive Heat Warning 2018-08-08T03:55:00-07:00 2018-08-09T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central Columbia River Gorge; Central Willamette Valley; Greater Portland Metro Area; Upper Hood River Valley; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041005 041027 041047 041051 041053 041067 041071 UGC ORZ006 ORZ007 ORZ014 ORZ015 ORZ016 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180810T0600Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... * MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES...91 to 97 degrees Wednesday and Thursday. The hottest temperatures will occur between 3 and 6 PM. * MINIMUM TEMPERATURES...57 to 64 degrees, but nighttime cooling will be slow with temperatures remaining above 70 degrees as late as midnight. The coolest temperatures will occur around 5 Heat Advisory 2018-08-08T03:55:00-07:00 2018-08-09T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Cascade Foothills in Lane County; Lower Columbia; Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills; South Willamette Valley FIPS6 041003 041005 041009 041039 041043 UGC ORZ005 ORZ008 ORZ010 ORZ012 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180810T0600Z/

...Hot temperatures around 10 degrees above normal return to inland areas Wednesday and Thursday... .A strong ridge of high pressure will continue to build over the region bringing highs well into the 90s and into the triple digits along with warm overnight lows across the inland west side valleys. Heat Advisory 2018-08-08T11:00:00-07:00 2018-08-09T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Douglas County; Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Jackson County FIPS6 041011 041015 041019 041029 041033 UGC ORZ023 ORZ024 ORZ026 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.HT.Y.0003.180808T1800Z-180810T0400Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR HOT, DRY, AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 658 AND 659... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 658 and 659. * HAINES...Mid level Haines will be 6 or high the afternoons of Wednesday and Thursday. Red Flag Warning 2018-08-07T23:37:00-07:00 2018-08-09T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely West Slopes of the Central Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet; West Slopes of the North Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet FIPS6 053033 053041 053053 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAZ658 WAZ659 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180810T0300Z/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR HOT, DRY, AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 662... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 662. * HAINES...Mid and high level Haines of 6. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. Fire Weather Watch 2018-08-09T11:00:00-07:00 2018-08-09T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible East Portion of North Cascades National Park, Lake Chelan National Recreational Area FIPS6 053007 UGC WAZ662 VTEC /O.EXT.KSEW.FW.A.0001.180809T1800Z-180810T0500Z/

...HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS... .Hot, dry and unstable conditions looks to peak on Thursday. This will be followed by a strong cold front Friday with the potential for dry breezy winds and a threat of dry thunderstorms. This combination may lead to critical fire weather conditions with the potential for increased fire spread of current fires and possible Fire Weather Watch 2018-08-09T12:00:00-07:00 2018-08-10T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Central Cascade Mountains; Central Cascade Valleys; Eastern Washington East Columbia Basin; North Cascades; Northeast Mountains; Northern Columbia Basin; Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley; South Central Cascade Mountains; South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053019 053025 053037 053043 053047 053051 053063 053065 053075 053077 UGC WAZ673 WAZ674 WAZ676 WAZ677 WAZ680 WAZ682 WAZ684 WAZ685 WAZ686 WAZ687 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0004.180809T1900Z-180811T0600Z/

...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY...THURSDAY...AND FRIDAY... .Triple digit heat is expected Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The hottest day looks to be Thursday with many lowland areas flirting with record high temperatures. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... Excessive Heat Warning 2018-08-08T14:00:00-07:00 2018-08-10T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties; Moses Lake Area; Northeast Blue Mountains FIPS6 053003 053023 053025 UGC WAZ031 WAZ032 WAZ034 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.EH.W.0002.180808T2100Z-180811T0300Z/