NOAA Current Watches

...Very Warm, Dry and Windy Conditions continue Wednesday... .Very warm and dry conditions coupled with gusty westerly winds will create hazardous fire weather conditions for parts of central Washington through this evening and again Wednesday afternoon and evening. Daytime highs for Wednesday will be in the 90s with relative humidites around 15 percent under the gusty winds. These Red Flag Warning 2018-07-17T19:58:00-07:00 2018-07-18T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Valleys; Northern Columbia Basin FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053025 053043 UGC WAZ673 WAZ677 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-180719T0500Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * Maximum temperatures in the warning area: 101 to 107 degrees. * Maximum temperatures in the advisory area: 95 to 102 degrees. * Locations in the warning area include...Medford, Ashland, Excessive Heat Warning 2018-07-17T14:57:00-07:00 2018-07-17T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Jackson County FIPS6 041015 041029 041033 UGC ORZ024 ORZ026 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180718T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180718T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * Maximum temperatures in the warning area: 101 to 107 degrees. * Maximum temperatures in the advisory area: 95 to 102 degrees. * Locations in the warning area include...Medford, Ashland, Heat Advisory 2018-07-17T14:57:00-07:00 2018-07-17T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Jackson County FIPS6 041015 041029 041033 UGC ORZ024 ORZ026 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180718T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180718T0600Z/

...HOT WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .Winds will increase across south central Washington and central and north central Oregon this afternoon and evening. Although winds will diminish overnight...winds will increase again during the day on Wednesday. The combination of gusty winds...low humidity...and very dry vegetation will threaten areas with Red Flag Warning 2018-07-17T13:06:00-07:00 2018-07-18T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely East Slopes of the Southern Washington Cascades FIPS6 053039 UGC WAZ639 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-180719T0300Z/

...HOT WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .Winds will increase across south central Washington and central and north central Oregon this afternoon and evening. Although winds will diminish overnight...winds will increase again during the day on Wednesday. The combination of gusty winds...low humidity...and very dry vegetation will threaten areas with Red Flag Warning 2018-07-17T16:00:00-07:00 2018-07-18T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Lower Columbia Basin of Washington FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053023 053039 053071 UGC WAZ641 VTEC /O.EXA.KPDT.FW.W.0007.180717T2300Z-180719T0300Z/

...HOT WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .Winds will increase across south central Washington and central and north central Oregon this afternoon and evening. Although winds will diminish overnight...winds will increase again during the day on Wednesday. The combination of gusty winds...low humidity...and very dry vegetation will threaten areas with Red Flag Warning 2018-07-17T16:00:00-07:00 2018-07-18T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Washington Southern Columbia Basin FIPS6 053005 053077 UGC WAZ675 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0007.180717T2300Z-180719T0300Z/

...HOT WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .Winds will increase across south central Washington and central and north central Oregon this afternoon and evening. Although winds will diminish overnight...winds will increase again during the day on Wednesday. The combination of gusty winds...low humidity...and very dry vegetation will threaten areas with Red Flag Warning 2018-07-17T13:06:00-07:00 2018-07-18T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely East Slopes of the Northern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041027 041065 UGC ORZ639 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-180719T0300Z/

...HOT WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .Winds will increase across south central Washington and central and north central Oregon this afternoon and evening. Although winds will diminish overnight...winds will increase again during the day on Wednesday. The combination of gusty winds...low humidity...and very dry vegetation will threaten areas with Red Flag Warning 2018-07-17T16:00:00-07:00 2018-07-18T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Mountains of Oregon; East Slopes of Central Oregon Cascades; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041013 041017 041021 041031 041049 041055 041059 041065 041069 UGC ORZ610 ORZ640 ORZ641 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0007.180717T2300Z-180719T0300Z/

...HOT TEMPERATURES THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURES...Highs today between 99 and 104. * IMPACTS...Heat stress and dehydration could lead to health concerns such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Heat Advisory 2018-07-17T09:37:00-07:00 2018-07-17T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington; Kittitas Valley; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Yakima Valley FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053037 053071 053077 UGC WAZ026 WAZ027 WAZ028 WAZ029 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180718T0400Z/

...HOT TEMPERATURES THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURES...Highs today between 99 and 104. * IMPACTS...Heat stress and dehydration could lead to health concerns such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Heat Advisory 2018-07-17T09:37:00-07:00 2018-07-17T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041049 041059 UGC ORZ044 ORZ507 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180718T0400Z/

...HOT WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .Winds will increase across south central Washington and central and north central Oregon this afternoon and evening. Although winds will diminish overnight...winds will increase again during the day on Wednesday. The combination of gusty winds...low humidity...and very dry vegetation will threaten areas with Red Flag Warning 2018-07-17T13:00:00-07:00 2018-07-18T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely East Slopes of the Southern Washington Cascades FIPS6 053039 UGC WAZ639 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0007.180717T2000Z-180719T0300Z/

...HOT WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .Winds will increase across south central Washington and central and north central Oregon this afternoon and evening. Although winds will diminish overnight...winds will increase again during the day on Wednesday. The combination of gusty winds...low humidity...and very dry vegetation will threaten areas with Red Flag Warning 2018-07-17T16:00:00-07:00 2018-07-18T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Washington Southern Columbia Basin FIPS6 053005 053077 UGC WAZ675 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0007.180717T2300Z-180719T0300Z/

...HOT WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .Winds will increase across south central Washington and central and north central Oregon this afternoon and evening. Although winds will diminish overnight...winds will increase again during the day on Wednesday. The combination of gusty winds...low humidity...and very dry vegetation will threaten areas with Red Flag Warning 2018-07-17T13:00:00-07:00 2018-07-18T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely East Slopes of the Northern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041027 041065 UGC ORZ639 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0007.180717T2000Z-180719T0300Z/

...HOT WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .Winds will increase across south central Washington and central and north central Oregon this afternoon and evening. Although winds will diminish overnight...winds will increase again during the day on Wednesday. The combination of gusty winds...low humidity...and very dry vegetation will threaten areas with Red Flag Warning 2018-07-17T16:00:00-07:00 2018-07-18T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Mountains of Oregon; East Slopes of Central Oregon Cascades; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041013 041017 041021 041031 041049 041055 041059 041065 041069 UGC ORZ610 ORZ640 ORZ641 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0007.180717T2300Z-180719T0300Z/

...Hot Dry and Windy Conditions Today and Wednesday... .Hot and dry conditions coupled with gusty westerly winds will create hazardous fire weather conditions in central Washington today and Wednesday. Temperatures will be near 100 degrees with relative humidites around 15 percent. Cooler and moister air will bring up the humidites in the Kittitas Valley on Wednesday so the Red Flag Warning 2018-07-17T13:00:00-07:00 2018-07-17T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053037 053077 UGC WAZ676 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.180717T2000Z-180718T0300Z/

...Hot Dry and Windy Conditions Today and Wednesday... .Hot and dry conditions coupled with gusty westerly winds will create hazardous fire weather conditions in central Washington today and Wednesday. Temperatures will be near 100 degrees with relative humidites around 15 percent. Cooler and moister air will bring up the humidites in the Kittitas Valley on Wednesday so the Red Flag Warning 2018-07-17T16:00:00-07:00 2018-07-18T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Valleys; Northern Columbia Basin FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053025 053043 UGC WAZ673 WAZ677 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.180717T2300Z-180719T0500Z/

...Very hot conditions continue today... .Temperatures will once again be 10 to 15 degrees above normal for this time of year today with highs topping out in the 100 to 110 degree range. Conditions will finally begin to improve tonight. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS Excessive Heat Warning 2018-07-17T05:32:00-07:00 2018-07-17T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Jackson County FIPS6 041015 041029 041033 UGC ORZ024 ORZ026 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180718T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180718T0600Z/

...Very hot conditions continue today... .Temperatures will once again be 10 to 15 degrees above normal for this time of year today with highs topping out in the 100 to 110 degree range. Conditions will finally begin to improve tonight. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS Heat Advisory 2018-07-17T05:32:00-07:00 2018-07-17T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Jackson County FIPS6 041015 041029 041033 UGC ORZ024 ORZ026 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180718T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180718T0600Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * Temperatures...Highs in the upper 90s to around 100. * Timing...Through this evening. * Locations...Wenatchee, Chelan, Entiat, Cashmere, Omak, Okanogan, Brewster, Bridgeport, Oroville, Nespelem, Waterville, Mansfield, Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Quincy, Ritzville, Heat Advisory 2018-07-17T04:24:00-07:00 2018-07-17T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Moses Lake Area; Okanogan Valley; Upper Columbia Basin; Waterville Plateau; Wenatchee Area FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053025 053043 053047 UGC WAZ034 WAZ035 WAZ041 WAZ043 WAZ044 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180718T0300Z/

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Alert...in effect until further notice. Smoke from numerous wildfires burning in the region will combine with ozone pollution and will cause air quality levels to fluctuate to unhealthy for sensitive groups. Air Quality Alert 2018-07-16T22:49:00-07:00 2018-07-17T23:45:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Jackson County FIPS6 041029 UGC ORZ026 VTEC