NOAA Current Watches

...HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TODAY FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY... .Hot, dry and unstable conditions peak today as the upper level ridge begins to break down. An upper low off the Pacific Northwest coast will approach the region Friday afternoon/evening bringing breezy to locally windy conditions to the Columbia Basin. Red Flag Warning 2018-08-09T14:15:00-07:00 2018-08-09T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely East Slopes of the Southern Washington Cascades; Yakama Alpine District FIPS6 053039 053077 UGC WAZ639 WAZ681 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-180810T0600Z/

...HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TODAY FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY... .Hot, dry and unstable conditions peak today as the upper level ridge begins to break down. An upper low off the Pacific Northwest coast will approach the region Friday afternoon/evening bringing breezy to locally windy conditions to the Columbia Basin. Red Flag Warning 2018-08-09T14:15:00-07:00 2018-08-09T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Washington Southern Columbia Basin FIPS6 053005 053077 UGC WAZ675 VTEC /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0006.180810T2100Z-180811T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0013.180810T2100Z-180811T0600Z/ /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-180810T0600Z/

...HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TODAY FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY... .Hot, dry and unstable conditions peak today as the upper level ridge begins to break down. An upper low off the Pacific Northwest coast will approach the region Friday afternoon/evening bringing breezy to locally windy conditions to the Columbia Basin. Red Flag Warning 2018-08-10T14:00:00-07:00 2018-08-10T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Lower Columbia Basin of Washington FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053023 053039 053071 UGC WAZ641 VTEC /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0006.180810T2100Z-180811T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0013.180810T2100Z-180811T0600Z/

...HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TODAY FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY... .Hot, dry and unstable conditions peak today as the upper level ridge begins to break down. An upper low off the Pacific Northwest coast will approach the region Friday afternoon/evening bringing breezy to locally windy conditions to the Columbia Basin. Red Flag Warning 2018-08-10T14:00:00-07:00 2018-08-10T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Washington Southern Columbia Basin FIPS6 053005 053077 UGC WAZ675 VTEC /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0006.180810T2100Z-180811T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0013.180810T2100Z-180811T0600Z/ /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-180810T0600Z/

...HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TODAY FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY... .Hot, dry and unstable conditions peak today as the upper level ridge begins to break down. An upper low off the Pacific Northwest coast will approach the region Friday afternoon/evening bringing breezy to locally windy conditions to the Columbia Basin. Red Flag Warning 2018-08-09T14:15:00-07:00 2018-08-09T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Blue Mountains; Central Mountains of Oregon; East Slopes of the Northern Oregon Cascades; Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains FIPS6 041013 041017 041023 041025 041027 041031 041049 041061 041065 041069 UGC ORZ639 ORZ640 ORZ642 ORZ644 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-180810T0600Z/

...HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TODAY FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY... .Hot, dry and unstable conditions peak today as the upper level ridge begins to break down. An upper low off the Pacific Northwest coast will approach the region Friday afternoon/evening bringing breezy to locally windy conditions to the Columbia Basin. Red Flag Warning 2018-08-10T14:00:00-07:00 2018-08-10T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041021 041049 041055 041059 041065 UGC ORZ641 VTEC /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0006.180810T2100Z-180811T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0013.180810T2100Z-180811T0600Z/

...VERY HOT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .Strong high pressure over the region will result in very hot temperatures through Friday evening. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURES...Highs today of 100 to 110 for the lower Excessive Heat Warning 2018-08-09T14:10:00-07:00 2018-08-09T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely East Slopes of the Washington Cascades; Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington FIPS6 053037 053039 053077 UGC WAZ024 WAZ520 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180810T0300Z/

...VERY HOT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .Strong high pressure over the region will result in very hot temperatures through Friday evening. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT Excessive Heat Warning 2018-08-09T14:10:00-07:00 2018-08-09T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Northwest Blue Mountains FIPS6 053013 UGC WAZ030 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.HT.Y.0004.180810T0300Z-180811T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPDT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180810T0300Z/

...VERY HOT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .Strong high pressure over the region will result in very hot temperatures through Friday evening. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...Highs of 102 to 110 today, and 100 to 106 Friday. Lows tonight in the upper 60s to lower 70s can be Excessive Heat Warning 2018-08-09T14:10:00-07:00 2018-08-10T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely 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 WAZ026 WAZ027 WAZ028 WAZ029 WAZ521 VTEC /O.EXT.KPDT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180811T0300Z/

...VERY HOT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .Strong high pressure over the region will result in very hot temperatures through Friday evening. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT Heat Advisory 2018-08-09T20:00:00-07:00 2018-08-10T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Northwest Blue Mountains FIPS6 053013 UGC WAZ030 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.HT.Y.0004.180810T0300Z-180811T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPDT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180810T0300Z/

...VERY HOT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .Strong high pressure over the region will result in very hot temperatures through Friday evening. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURES...Highs today of 100 to 110 for the lower Excessive Heat Warning 2018-08-09T14:10:00-07:00 2018-08-09T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central Oregon; East Columbia River Gorge; East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades; North Central Oregon FIPS6 041017 041021 041031 041055 041065 UGC ORZ041 ORZ509 ORZ510 ORZ511 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180810T0300Z/

...VERY HOT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .Strong high pressure over the region will result in very hot temperatures through Friday evening. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT Excessive Heat Warning 2018-08-09T14:10:00-07:00 2018-08-09T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Ochoco-John Day Highlands; Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon FIPS6 041013 041017 041023 041049 041059 041061 041063 041069 UGC ORZ502 ORZ503 ORZ506 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.HT.Y.0004.180810T0300Z-180811T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPDT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180810T0300Z/

...VERY HOT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .Strong high pressure over the region will result in very hot temperatures through Friday evening. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...Highs of 102 to 110 today, and 100 to 106 Friday. Lows tonight in the upper 60s to lower 70s can be Excessive Heat Warning 2018-08-09T14:10:00-07:00 2018-08-10T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely 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; Wallowa County FIPS6 041021 041023 041049 041059 041061 041063 041069 UGC ORZ044 ORZ049 ORZ050 ORZ505 ORZ507 ORZ508 VTEC /O.EXT.KPDT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180811T0300Z/

...VERY HOT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .Strong high pressure over the region will result in very hot temperatures through Friday evening. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT Heat Advisory 2018-08-09T20:00:00-07:00 2018-08-10T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Ochoco-John Day Highlands; Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon FIPS6 041013 041017 041023 041049 041059 041061 041063 041069 UGC ORZ502 ORZ503 ORZ506 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.HT.Y.0004.180810T0300Z-180811T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPDT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180810T0300Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING 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. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. Red Flag Warning 2018-08-09T14:01:00-07:00 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/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR HOT, DRY, AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 662... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 662. * HAINES...Mid and high level Haines will be 6 or high. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * TEMPERATURES...In the 80s to mid 90s. Red Flag Warning 2018-08-09T14:01:00-07:00 2018-08-09T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely East Portion of North Cascades National Park, Lake Chelan National Recreational Area FIPS6 053007 UGC WAZ662 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180810T0300Z/

...Strong and gusty southerly wind with very low RH into this evening and again Friday afternoon and evening... .Approaching low pressure will begin to break down the upper level ridge over the region today, continuing through Friday. 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.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0011.180810T2000Z-180811T0400Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /11 AM PDT/ FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ FRIDAY NIGHT FOR HOT, DRY, AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS LEADING TO A HIGH HAINES INDEX... The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon MDT /11 AM PDT/ Friday to midnight MDT /11 PM PDT/ Friday night. Red Flag Warning 2018-08-10T11:00:00-07:00 2018-08-10T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Baker Valley FIPS6 041001 UGC ORZ646 VTEC /O.UPG.KBOI.FW.A.0004.180810T1800Z-180811T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.FW.W.0007.180810T1800Z-180811T0600Z/

...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY... .A strong upper level high, combined with less smoke than expected, will result in very hot temperatures today and Friday. Some of these will be record or near-record temperatures. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURE...Highs from 99 to 107. Excessive Heat Warning 2018-08-09T12:02:00-07:00 2018-08-10T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Harney County FIPS6 041025 UGC ORZ061 VTEC /O.EXT.KBOI.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180811T0600Z/

...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY... .A strong upper level high, combined with less smoke than expected, will result in very hot temperatures today and Friday. Some of these will be record or near-record temperatures. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ FRIDAY NIGHT... Excessive Heat Warning 2018-08-09T12:02:00-07:00 2018-08-10T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Baker County; Oregon Lower Treasure Valley FIPS6 041001 041045 UGC ORZ062 ORZ064 VTEC /O.CON.KBOI.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180811T0600Z/