NOAA Current Watches

...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY... .Although it will be somewhat dry and breezy late Sunday night and early Monday, it appears more likely critically dry and windy conditions will develop Monday evening and linger through Tuesday morning in the western Columbia River Gorge. This will be most Fire Weather Watch 2018-08-13T18:00:00-07:00 2018-08-14T13:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Extreme South Washington Cascades and Foothills FIPS6 053011 053015 053059 UGC WAZ660 VTEC /O.NEW.KPQR.FW.A.0001.180814T0100Z-180814T2000Z/

...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY... .Although it will be somewhat dry and breezy late Sunday night and early Monday, it appears more likely critically dry and windy conditions will develop Monday evening and linger through Tuesday morning in the western Columbia River Gorge. This will be most Fire Weather Watch 2018-08-13T18:00:00-07:00 2018-08-14T13:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Mt. Hood National Forest - West of Cascade Crest; North Oregon Cascade Foothills FIPS6 041005 041027 041047 041051 UGC ORZ605 ORZ607 VTEC /O.NEW.KPQR.FW.A.0001.180814T0100Z-180814T2000Z/

An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies: Washington Department of Ecology in Yakima Colville Confederated Tribes Washington Counties within the Air Quality Alert Include: Chelan Okanogan Air Quality Alert 2018-08-12T10:53:00-07:00 2018-08-13T10:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Chelan; Okanogan FIPS6 053007 053047 UGC WAC007 WAC047 VTEC

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 624... * Impacts: Strong, gusty wind with low relative humidity and high fire danger will likely contribute to a significant spread of new and existing fires. * Affected area: The eastern portion of Fire Weather Zone 624 that Red Flag Warning 2018-08-11T14:46:00-07:00 2018-08-11T20:00:00-07:00 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.0022.000000T0000Z-180812T0300Z/

...DRY AND BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...THUNDERSTORMS OVER FAR NORTHERN CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON... .Winds will continue to increase through the afternoon. Dry conditions will also linger despite the cooler temperatures. The combination of dry and breezy conditions will lead to critical fire weather conditions with the potential for increased fire Red Flag Warning 2018-08-11T13:02:00-07:00 2018-08-11T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Mountains; Central Cascade Valleys; Eastern Washington East Columbia Basin; Northeast Mountains; Northern Columbia Basin; Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053019 053025 053037 053043 053047 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAZ673 WAZ674 WAZ677 WAZ682 WAZ684 WAZ686 WAZ687 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180812T0300Z/

...DRY AND BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...THUNDERSTORMS OVER FAR NORTHERN CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON... .Winds will continue to increase through the afternoon. Dry conditions will also linger despite the cooler temperatures. The combination of dry and breezy conditions will lead to critical fire weather conditions with the potential for increased fire Red Flag Warning 2018-08-11T13:02:00-07:00 2018-08-11T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely North Cascades FIPS6 053047 UGC WAZ685 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180812T0300Z/

An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies: Colville Confederated Tribes Washington Department of Ecology in Yakima Washington Counties within the Air Quality Alert Include: Chelan Okanogan Air Quality Alert 2018-08-10T09:37:00-07:00 2018-08-12T09:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Chelan; Okanogan FIPS6 053007 053047 UGC WAC007 WAC047 VTEC

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON... .An upper low off the Pacific Northwest coast will move inland today bringing breezy to locally windy conditions to the Columbia Basin. Relative humidities will decrease to below critical values this afternoon. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING Red Flag Warning 2018-08-11T08:47:00-07:00 2018-08-11T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely 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.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180812T0300Z/

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON... .An upper low off the Pacific Northwest coast will move inland today bringing breezy to locally windy conditions to the Columbia Basin. Relative humidities will decrease to below critical values this afternoon. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING Red Flag Warning 2018-08-11T08:47:00-07:00 2018-08-11T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041021 041049 041055 041059 041065 UGC ORZ641 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180812T0300Z/

...DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .Dry thunderstorms this morning will be followed by dry breezy winds this afternoon. This combination will lead to critical fire weather conditions with the potential for increased fire spread of current fires and possible new fire starts. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING Red Flag Warning 2018-08-11T07:43:00-07:00 2018-08-11T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Washington East Columbia Basin; Northeast Mountains; Northern Columbia Basin; Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley FIPS6 053001 053017 053019 053025 053043 053047 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAZ673 WAZ674 WAZ684 WAZ686 WAZ687 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180812T0300Z/

...DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .Dry thunderstorms this morning will be followed by dry breezy winds this afternoon. This combination will lead to critical fire weather conditions with the potential for increased fire spread of current fires and possible new fire starts. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING Red Flag Warning 2018-08-11T07:43:00-07:00 2018-08-11T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Mountains; Central Cascade Valleys; North Cascades FIPS6 053007 053037 053047 UGC WAZ677 WAZ682 WAZ685 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180812T0300Z/

...DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .Dry thunderstorms this morning will be followed by dry breezy winds this afternoon. This combination will lead to critical fire weather conditions with the potential for increased fire spread of current fires and possible new fire starts. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS Red Flag Warning 2018-08-11T03:57:00-07:00 2018-08-11T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely South Central Cascade Mountains; South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053037 053077 UGC WAZ676 WAZ680 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180811T1800Z/

...DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .Dry thunderstorms this morning will be followed by dry breezy winds this afternoon. This combination will lead to critical fire weather conditions with the potential for increased fire spread of current fires and possible new fire starts. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING Red Flag Warning 2018-08-11T03:57:00-07:00 2018-08-11T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Washington East Columbia Basin; Northeast Mountains; Northern Columbia Basin; Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley FIPS6 053001 053017 053019 053025 053043 053047 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAZ673 WAZ674 WAZ684 WAZ686 WAZ687 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180812T0300Z/

...DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .Dry thunderstorms this morning will be followed by dry breezy winds this afternoon. This combination will lead to critical fire weather conditions with the potential for increased fire spread of current fires and possible new fire starts. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING Red Flag Warning 2018-08-11T03:57:00-07:00 2018-08-11T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Mountains; Central Cascade Valleys; North Cascades FIPS6 053007 053037 053047 UGC WAZ677 WAZ682 WAZ685 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180812T0300Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEASTERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 624... * Impacts: Strong, gusty wind with low relative humidity and high fire danger will likely contribute to a significant spread of any new and existing fires. Red Flag Warning 2018-08-11T14:00:00-07:00 2018-08-11T20:00:00-07:00 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.0022.180811T2100Z-180812T0300Z/

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON... .An upper low off the Pacific Northwest coast will move inland today bringing breezy to locally windy conditions to the Columbia Basin. Relative humidity will remain low. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 641 AND Red Flag Warning 2018-08-11T02:37:00-07:00 2018-08-11T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely 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.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180812T0300Z/

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON... .An upper low off the Pacific Northwest coast will move inland today bringing breezy to locally windy conditions to the Columbia Basin. Relative humidity will remain low. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 641 AND Red Flag Warning 2018-08-11T02:37:00-07:00 2018-08-11T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041021 041049 041055 041059 041065 UGC ORZ641 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180812T0300Z/

...Strong and gusty southwest wind with very low humidity Saturday afternoon and evening... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 624... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG GUSTY Red Flag Warning 2018-08-11T14:00:00-07:00 2018-08-11T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 VTEC /O.EXP.KMFR.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180811T0400Z/ /O.COR.KMFR.FW.W.0022.180811T2100Z-180812T0300Z/

...HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS... .Hot, dry and unstable conditions will be followed by a strong cold front late Friday night into Saturday morning with the potential for dry breezy winds and a threat of dry thunderstorms. This combination will lead to critical fire weather conditions Red Flag Warning 2018-08-10T19:56:00-07:00 2018-08-11T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely South Central Cascade Mountains; South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053037 053077 UGC WAZ676 WAZ680 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180811T1800Z/

...HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS... .Hot, dry and unstable conditions will be followed by a strong cold front late Friday night into Saturday morning with the potential for dry breezy winds and a threat of dry thunderstorms. This combination will lead to critical fire weather conditions Red Flag Warning 2018-08-10T19:56:00-07:00 2018-08-11T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Washington East Columbia Basin; Northeast Mountains; Northern Columbia Basin; Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley FIPS6 053001 053017 053019 053025 053043 053047 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAZ673 WAZ674 WAZ684 WAZ686 WAZ687 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180812T0300Z/