NOAA Current Watches

...Unseasonably hot conditions return to inland areas Wednesdy and Thursday... .An upper level ridge will build over the region mid week, this will bring triple digits highs, with warm overnight lows to inland west side valleys. The river valleys in western Siskiyou county should see cold drainage flow from the mountains that will result Excessive Heat Watch 2018-08-08T11:00:00-07:00 2018-08-09T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Central Douglas County; Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Jackson County; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041011 041015 041019 041029 041033 041035 UGC ORZ023 ORZ024 ORZ026 ORZ028 VTEC /O.NEW.KMFR.EH.A.0003.180808T1800Z-180810T0400Z/

...HOTTEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... . Strong high pressure will result in the hottest three days of the season Tuesday through Thursday. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... Excessive Heat Warning 2018-08-07T14:00:00-07:00 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.NEW.KPQR.EH.W.0001.180807T2100Z-180810T0600Z/

...HOTTEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... . Strong high pressure will result in the hottest three days of the season Tuesday through Thursday. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... Heat Advisory 2018-08-07T14:00:00-07:00 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.NEW.KPQR.HT.Y.0004.180807T2100Z-180810T0600Z/

...HOTTEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... . Strong high pressure will result in the hottest three days of the season Tuesday through Thursday. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... Excessive Heat Warning 2018-08-07T14:00:00-07:00 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.NEW.KPQR.EH.W.0001.180807T2100Z-180810T0600Z/

...HOTTEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... . Strong high pressure will result in the hottest three days of the season Tuesday through Thursday. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... Heat Advisory 2018-08-07T14:00:00-07:00 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.NEW.KPQR.HT.Y.0004.180807T2100Z-180810T0600Z/

...VERY HOT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... .A strong high pressure ridge will cause temperatures to heat up to dangerous levels for those who have to be outside by mid week. The hottest days will be Wednesday and Thursday of this week. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... Excessive Heat Watch 2018-08-08T09:00:00-07:00 2018-08-09T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington; Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington; Kittitas Valley; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Simcoe Highlands; Yakima Valley FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053037 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ024 WAZ026 WAZ027 WAZ028 WAZ029 WAZ521 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.EH.A.0002.180808T1600Z-180810T0400Z/

...VERY HOT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... .A strong high pressure ridge will cause temperatures to heat up to dangerous levels for those who have to be outside by mid week. The hottest days will be Wednesday and Thursday of this week. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... Excessive Heat Watch 2018-08-08T09:00:00-07:00 2018-08-09T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Northwest Blue Mountains FIPS6 053013 UGC WAZ030 VTEC /O.EXA.KPDT.EH.A.0002.180808T1600Z-180810T0400Z/

...VERY HOT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... .A strong high pressure ridge will cause temperatures to heat up to dangerous levels for those who have to be outside by mid week. The hottest days will be Wednesday and Thursday of this week. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... Excessive Heat Watch 2018-08-08T09:00:00-07:00 2018-08-09T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Central Oregon; East Columbia River Gorge; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Grande Ronde Valley; John Day Basin; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; North Central Oregon; Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Wallowa County FIPS6 041017 041021 041023 041031 041049 041055 041059 041061 041063 041065 041069 UGC ORZ041 ORZ044 ORZ049 ORZ050 ORZ502 ORZ503 ORZ505 ORZ507 ORZ508 ORZ510 ORZ511 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.EH.A.0002.180808T1600Z-180810T0400Z/

...Heat wave imminent over the inland northwest... .A stagnant mid-summer weather pattern will produce a multi day period of dangerously hot conditions over eastern Washington and north Idaho. Wednesday temperatures will rise into the upper 90s and lower triple digits...and Thursday will bring triple digit readings to all of the populated areas of the region. Some Excessive Heat Watch 2018-08-08T13:00:00-07:00 2018-08-10T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible East Slopes Northern Cascades; Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties; Moses Lake Area; Northeast Blue Mountains; Northeast Mountains; Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley; Spokane Area; Upper Columbia Basin; Washington Palouse; Waterville Plateau; Wenatchee Area FIPS6 053001 053003 053007 053017 053019 053023 053025 053043 053047 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAZ031 WAZ032 WAZ033 WAZ034 WAZ035 WAZ036 WAZ037 WAZ038 WAZ041 WAZ042 WAZ043 WAZ044 VTEC /O.NEW.KOTX.EH.A.0002.180808T2000Z-180811T0600Z/

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY 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 will be generally unhealthy, but will temporarily improve at times. Air Quality Alert 2018-08-05T18:52:00-07:00 2018-08-06T19:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Central and Eastern Lake County; 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 ORZ031 VTEC

...VERY HOT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... .A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO HEAT UP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE. THE HOTTEST DAYS WILL BE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... Excessive Heat Watch 2018-08-08T09:00:00-07:00 2018-08-09T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington; Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington; Kittitas Valley; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Simcoe Highlands; Yakima Valley FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053037 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ024 WAZ026 WAZ027 WAZ028 WAZ029 WAZ521 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.EH.A.0002.180808T1600Z-180810T0400Z/

...VERY HOT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... .A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO HEAT UP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE. THE HOTTEST DAYS WILL BE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... Excessive Heat Watch 2018-08-08T09:00:00-07:00 2018-08-09T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Central Oregon; East Columbia River Gorge; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Grande Ronde Valley; John Day Basin; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; North Central Oregon; Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Wallowa County FIPS6 041017 041021 041023 041031 041049 041055 041059 041061 041063 041065 041069 UGC ORZ041 ORZ044 ORZ049 ORZ050 ORZ502 ORZ503 ORZ505 ORZ507 ORZ508 ORZ510 ORZ511 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.EH.A.0002.180808T1600Z-180810T0400Z/

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN SKAMANIA COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM PDT... At 534 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Adams Fork Campground. This storm was nearly stationary. Dime size hail will be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Special Weather Statement 2018-08-04T17:34:00-07:00 2018-08-04T18:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed South Washington Cascades 46.13,-121.72 46.3,-121.77 46.3,-121.54 46.13,-121.54 46.13,-121.72 FIPS6 053015 053059 UGC WAZ019 VTEC

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 284 and 624 AND ALL OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285 AND 625... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect until 9 PM PDT this evening. * Impacts: Lightning on very dry fuels will likely result Red Flag Warning 2018-08-04T13:00:00-07:00 2018-08-04T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely 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.W.0019.180804T2000Z-180805T0400Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685... The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for thunderstorms, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PDT this evening. Red Flag Warning 2018-08-04T14:00:00-07:00 2018-08-04T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely North Cascades FIPS6 053047 UGC WAZ685 VTEC /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0012.180804T2100Z-180805T0400Z/

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY 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 will be generally unhealthy, but will temporarily improve at times. Air Quality Alert 2018-08-03T19:08:00-07:00 2018-08-05T19:15:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Central and Eastern Lake County; 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 ORZ031 VTEC

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEASTERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 624... * Impacts: Moderate and gusty westerly wind with low relative humidity will lead to the potential for significant spread of any new and existing fires. Red Flag Warning 2018-08-03T14:27:00-07:00 2018-08-03T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 VTEC /O.COR.KMFR.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-180804T0300Z/

...Dry, windy, and unstable across portions of Fire Weather zones 285 and 624 Friday afternoon and evening... .Friday afternoon and evening, gusty southwest through northwest winds are expected with continued low RH and a Haines of 5 (Moderate). ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO Red Flag Warning 2018-08-03T14:00:00-07:00 2018-08-03T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0018.180803T2100Z-180804T0300Z/

...Dry, windy, and unstable across portions of Fire Weather zones 285 and 624 Friday afternoon and evening... .Friday afternoon and evening, gusty southwest through northwest winds are expected with continued low RH and a Haines of 5 (Moderate). ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT Red Flag Warning 2018-08-03T14:00:00-07:00 2018-08-03T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0018.180803T2100Z-180804T0300Z/

...Gusty winds and low humidites this afternoon and evening... .Expect breezy winds with low relative humidity to persist into the evening much of central and eastern Washington as well as portions of north Idaho. Somewhat breezy winds are also anticipated for Friday, although speeds will be a little less than today with cooler temperatures and higher humidites levels. This should Red Flag Warning 2018-08-02T14:58:00-07:00 2018-08-02T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Valleys; Eastern Washington East Columbia Basin; Northern Columbia Basin FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053025 053043 053063 053075 UGC WAZ673 WAZ674 WAZ677 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-180803T0400Z/