NOAA Current Watches

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285, 624, AND 625... * Impacts...While wetting rain may occur under the cores of thunderstorms, abundant lightning on dry fuels may produce numerous new starts that pose a threat to life and property, and Fire Weather Watch 2018-07-15T14:00:00-07:00 2018-07-15T23:00:00-07:00 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.0005.180715T2100Z-180716T0600Z/

.A dry cold front arriving tonight will deliver windy and dry conditions to the Okanogan Valley and Waterville Plateau by Saturday morning and continuing into the afternoon. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU... Red Flag Warning 2018-07-14T10:00:00-07:00 2018-07-14T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Northern Columbia Basin; Okanogan Valley FIPS6 053001 053017 053025 053043 053047 UGC WAZ673 WAZ684 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0005.180714T1700Z-180715T0300Z/

.A dry cold front arriving this evening will result in gusty winds and low relative humidity for the Kittitas and Wenatchee Valleys through the evening hours. The front will also deliver windy and dry conditions to the Okanogan Valley and Waterville Plateau by Saturday morning and continuing into the afternoon. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS Red Flag Warning 2018-07-13T15:14:00-07:00 2018-07-13T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053037 053077 UGC WAZ676 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180714T0600Z/

.A dry cold front arriving this evening will result in gusty winds and low relative humidity for the Kittitas and Wenatchee Valleys through the evening hours. The front will also deliver windy and dry conditions to the Okanogan Valley and Waterville Plateau by Saturday morning and continuing into the afternoon. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS Red Flag Warning 2018-07-13T16:00:00-07:00 2018-07-13T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053007 UGC WAZ677 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.180713T2300Z-180714T0600Z/

.A dry cold front arriving this evening will result in gusty winds and low relative humidity for the Kittitas and Wenatchee Valleys through the evening hours. The front will also deliver windy and dry conditions to the Okanogan Valley and Waterville Plateau by Saturday morning and continuing into the afternoon. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR Red Flag Warning 2018-07-14T10:00:00-07:00 2018-07-14T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Northern Columbia Basin; Okanogan Valley FIPS6 053001 053017 053025 053043 053047 UGC WAZ673 WAZ684 VTEC /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0002.180714T1700Z-180715T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0005.180714T1700Z-180715T0300Z/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285, 624, AND 625... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening. Fire Weather Watch 2018-07-15T14:00:00-07:00 2018-07-15T23:00:00-07:00 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.NEW.KMFR.FW.A.0005.180715T2100Z-180716T0600Z/

...Very hot conditions through early next week... .The hottest weather of the year thus far will impact inland areas through at least Tuesday. Temperatures Friday were a few degrees cooler than Thursday due to cloud cover, but very hot conditions will return Saturday through at least Tuesday. Temperatures will be 10 to 20 degrees above normal for this time Heat Advisory 2018-07-13T13:51:00-07:00 2018-07-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Douglas County FIPS6 041011 041019 UGC ORZ023 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180717T0600Z/

...Very hot conditions through early next week... .The hottest weather of the year thus far will impact inland areas through at least Tuesday. Temperatures Friday were a few degrees cooler than Thursday due to cloud cover, but very hot conditions will return Saturday through at least Tuesday. Temperatures will be 10 to 20 degrees above normal for this time Excessive Heat Warning 2018-07-13T13:51:00-07:00 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 through early next week... .The hottest weather of the year thus far will impact inland areas through at least Tuesday. Temperatures Friday were a few degrees cooler than Thursday due to cloud cover, but very hot conditions will return Saturday through at least Tuesday. Temperatures will be 10 to 20 degrees above normal for this time Heat Advisory 2018-07-13T13:51:00-07:00 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/

...POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A moist and unstable atmosphere combined with an approaching upper disturbance will lead to thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening. The thunderstorm coverage may be scattered across southern portions of the district, including Idaho zones 423 and Fire Weather Watch 2018-07-15T11:00:00-07:00 2018-07-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Burns BLM; Vale BLM FIPS6 041025 041045 UGC ORZ636 ORZ637 VTEC /O.NEW.KBOI.FW.A.0002.180715T1800Z-180716T0600Z/

...HOT WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .It will be hot and very dry today...and winds will increase in some areas this afternoon and evening. The combination of hot and dry conditions and breezy winds will threaten areas across south central Washington and central and north central Oregon with rapid Red Flag Warning 2018-07-13T14:00:00-07:00 2018-07-13T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely East Slopes of the Southern Washington Cascades FIPS6 053039 UGC WAZ639 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0005.180713T2100Z-180714T0600Z/

...HOT WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .It will be hot and very dry today...and winds will increase in some areas this afternoon and evening. The combination of hot and dry conditions and breezy winds will threaten areas across south central Washington and central and north central Oregon with rapid Red Flag Warning 2018-07-13T16:00:00-07:00 2018-07-13T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Washington Southern Columbia Basin FIPS6 053005 053077 UGC WAZ675 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0005.180713T2300Z-180714T0600Z/

...HOT WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .It will be hot and very dry today...and winds will increase in some areas this afternoon and evening. The combination of hot and dry conditions and breezy winds will threaten areas across south central Washington and central and north central Oregon with rapid Red Flag Warning 2018-07-13T14:00:00-07:00 2018-07-13T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely East Slopes of the Northern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041027 041065 UGC ORZ639 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0005.180713T2100Z-180714T0600Z/

...HOT WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .It will be hot and very dry today...and winds will increase in some areas this afternoon and evening. The combination of hot and dry conditions and breezy winds will threaten areas across south central Washington and central and north central Oregon with rapid Red Flag Warning 2018-07-13T16:00:00-07:00 2018-07-13T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Mountains of Oregon; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041013 041017 041021 041031 041049 041055 041059 041065 041069 UGC ORZ640 ORZ641 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0005.180713T2300Z-180714T0600Z/

.A dry cold front arriving this evening will result in gusty winds and low relative humidity for the Kittitas and Wenatchee Valleys from early afternoon through the evening hours. The front will also deliver windy and dry conditions to the Okanogan Valley and Waterville Plateau on Saturday. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO Red Flag Warning 2018-07-13T14:00:00-07:00 2018-07-13T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053037 053077 UGC WAZ676 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.180713T2100Z-180714T0600Z/

.A dry cold front arriving this evening will result in gusty winds and low relative humidity for the Kittitas and Wenatchee Valleys from early afternoon through the evening hours. The front will also deliver windy and dry conditions to the Okanogan Valley and Waterville Plateau on Saturday. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM Red Flag Warning 2018-07-13T16:00:00-07:00 2018-07-13T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053007 UGC WAZ677 VTEC /O.EXB.KOTX.FW.W.0004.180713T2300Z-180714T0600Z/

.A dry cold front arriving this evening will result in gusty winds and low relative humidity for the Kittitas and Wenatchee Valleys from early afternoon through the evening hours. The front will also deliver windy and dry conditions to the Okanogan Valley and Waterville Plateau on Saturday. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY Fire Weather Watch 2018-07-14T10:00:00-07:00 2018-07-14T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Northern Columbia Basin; Okanogan Valley FIPS6 053001 053017 053025 053043 053047 UGC WAZ673 WAZ684 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0002.180714T1700Z-180715T0300Z/

...HOT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TODAY... .It will be very hot today with high temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above normal. This will pose a risk of heat related illness if precautions are not taken to avoid dehydration and extended exposure to hot temperatures. ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT Heat Advisory 2018-07-13T12:00:00-07:00 2018-07-13T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Yakima Valley FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053071 053077 UGC WAZ027 WAZ028 WAZ029 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0001.180713T1900Z-180714T0500Z/

...HOT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TODAY... .It will be very hot today with high temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above normal. This will pose a risk of heat related illness if precautions are not taken to avoid dehydration and extended exposure to hot temperatures. ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT Heat Advisory 2018-07-13T12:00:00-07:00 2018-07-13T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Oregon; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041017 041021 041031 041049 041059 UGC ORZ044 ORZ507 ORZ508 ORZ511 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0001.180713T1900Z-180714T0500Z/

.A dry cold front arriving this evening will result in gusty winds and low relative humidity for the Kittitas Valley from early afternoon through the evening hours. The front will also deliver windy and dry conditions to the Okanogan Valley and Waterville Plateau on Saturday. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO Red Flag Warning 2018-07-13T14:00:00-07:00 2018-07-13T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053037 053077 UGC WAZ676 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.180713T2100Z-180714T0600Z/