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 of high pressure aloft continues over the region. The ridge will breakdown on Friday as a trough approaches the Pacific Northwest Red Flag Warning 2018-08-09T11:00:00-07:00 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.0005.180809T1800Z-180810T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0012.180809T1800Z-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 of high pressure aloft continues over 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 Washington FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053023 053039 053071 UGC WAZ641 VTEC /O.CAN.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 of high pressure aloft continues over 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 FIPS6 053005 053077 UGC WAZ675 VTEC /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0005.180809T1800Z-180810T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0012.180809T1800Z-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 of high pressure aloft continues over the region. The ridge will breakdown on Friday as a trough approaches the Pacific Northwest Red Flag Warning 2018-08-09T11:00:00-07:00 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.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0005.180809T1800Z-180810T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0012.180809T1800Z-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 of high pressure aloft continues over 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.CAN.KPDT.FW.A.0005.180809T1800Z-180810T0600Z/ /O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0006.180810T2100Z-180811T0600Z/

...VERY HOT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... .Strong high pressure over the region will result in very hot temperatures Wednesday and Thursday. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... * TEMPERATURES...100-110 at all lower elevations. 95-105 along the Excessive Heat Warning 2018-08-08T14:09:00-07:00 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; Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington; Kittitas Valley; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Northwest Blue Mountains; Simcoe Highlands; Yakima Valley FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053037 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ024 WAZ026 WAZ027 WAZ028 WAZ029 WAZ030 WAZ520 WAZ521 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180810T0300Z/

...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY...THURSDAY...AND FRIDAY... .Triple digit heat is expected today, 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 UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... Excessive Heat Warning 2018-08-08T14:09:00-07:00 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.0002.000000T0000Z-180811T0300Z/

...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY...THURSDAY...AND FRIDAY... .Triple digit heat is expected today, 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 UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... Excessive Heat Warning 2018-08-08T14:09:00-07:00 2018-08-10T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Northeast Mountains; Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley; Spokane Area; Upper Columbia Basin; Washington Palouse; Waterville Plateau; Wenatchee Area FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053019 053025 053043 053047 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAZ033 WAZ035 WAZ036 WAZ037 WAZ038 WAZ041 WAZ043 WAZ044 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180811T0300Z/

...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY...THURSDAY...AND FRIDAY... .Triple digit heat is expected today, Thursday, and Friday. The hottest day looks to be Thursday with many lowland areas flirting with record high temperatures. ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... * Temperatures...Highs in the lower 90s. Lows in the lower 60s. Heat Advisory 2018-08-08T14:09:00-07:00 2018-08-10T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Slopes Northern Cascades FIPS6 053007 053047 UGC WAZ042 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-180811T0300Z/

...VERY HOT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... .Strong high pressure over the region will result in very hot temperatures Wednesday and Thursday. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... * TEMPERATURES...100-110 at all lower elevations. 95-105 along the Excessive Heat Warning 2018-08-08T14:09:00-07:00 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; 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; Ochoco-John Day Highlands; Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Wallowa County FIPS6 041013 041017 041021 041023 041031 041049 041055 041059 041061 041063 041065 041069 UGC ORZ041 ORZ044 ORZ049 ORZ050 ORZ502 ORZ503 ORZ505 ORZ506 ORZ507 ORZ508 ORZ509 ORZ510 ORZ511 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180810T0300Z/

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY... 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 at unhealthy levels. Air Quality Alert 2018-08-08T13:17:00-07:00 2018-08-09T15:00:00-07:00 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

...Hot temperatures around 10 degrees above normal return to inland areas today 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 2018-08-08T13:17:00-07:00 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.0003.000000T0000Z-180810T0400Z/

...HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS... .Hot, dry and unstable conditions look 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 Red Flag Warning 2018-08-09T12:00:00-07:00 2018-08-10T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely 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.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0004.180809T1900Z-180811T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0013.180809T1900Z-180811T0600Z/

...HOT DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A very warm and dry airmass prevails over the region today as an upper ridge builds over the area. This ridge weakens by Friday allowing the airmass to become more unstable. Hot, dry and increasing wind speeds are expected Friday afternoon ahead of an Fire Weather Watch 2018-08-10T11:00:00-07:00 2018-08-10T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Baker Valley FIPS6 041001 UGC ORZ646 VTEC /O.NEW.KBOI.FW.A.0004.180810T1800Z-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 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/