NOAA Current Watches

...Strong winds possible Friday evening through Saturday... .A late season low pressure system approaching the forecast area from the Pacific Ocean on Friday is expected to rapidly deepen as it moves northeastward Friday night into Saturday. This could result in a period of strong winds along and near the coast and east of the Cascades. These winds have the potential to cause High Wind Warning 2018-04-07T11:00:00-07:00 2018-04-07T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central and Eastern Lake County; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0009.180407T0600Z-180408T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.180407T1800Z-180408T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0010.180407T1800Z-180408T0600Z/

...Strong winds possible Friday evening through Saturday... .A late season low pressure system approaching the forecast area from the Pacific Ocean on Friday is expected to rapidly deepen as it moves northeastward Friday night into Saturday. This could result in a period of strong winds along and near the coast and east of the Cascades. These winds have the potential to cause Wind Advisory 2018-04-07T11:00:00-07:00 2018-04-07T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central and Eastern Lake County; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0009.180407T0600Z-180408T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.180407T1800Z-180408T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0010.180407T1800Z-180408T0600Z/

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a * Flood Watch for a portion of northwest Washington, including the following county, Mason. * From Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning Flood Watch 2018-04-05T14:14:00-07:00 2018-04-08T11:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Mason FIPS6 053045 UGC WAC045 VTEC /O.NEW.KSEW.FA.A.0005.180408T0000Z-180408T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

...RAIN AND SNOWMELT WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... A warm and moist weather pattern will bring periods of rain to Baker County Thursday night through Saturday. The combination of rain and snowmelt will cause significant rises on creeks and streams through Saturday night. Additionally, there is a threat of Hydrologic Outlook 2018-04-05T14:13:00-07:00 2018-04-06T15:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Unknown Possible Baker FIPS6 041001 UGC ORC001 VTEC

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a High Wind Watch, which is in effect from late Friday night through Saturday afternoon. * WIND...Sustained southerly winds of 25 to 40 mph, with gusts to High Wind Watch 2018-04-07T05:00:00-07:00 2018-04-07T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Severe Possible Central Coast; North Coast FIPS6 053009 053027 053031 UGC WAZ516 WAZ517 VTEC /O.NEW.KSEW.HW.A.0002.180407T1200Z-180408T0000Z/

...Flood Potential Outlook for significant rises on rivers and streams in the following counties in California...Modoc...Siskiyou and in Oregon...Curry...Jackson...Josephine...Klamath...Lake... An atmospheric river will bring widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across the area tonight through Saturday. This will result in significant rises on area rivers and streams. In addition, snow levels will rise significantly Hydrologic Outlook 2018-04-04T14:06:00-07:00 2018-04-07T05:26:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Unknown Possible Curry; Jackson; Josephine; Klamath; Lake FIPS6 041015 041029 041033 041035 041037 UGC ORC015 ORC029 ORC033 ORC035 ORC037 VTEC

...WINDY WEATHER POSSIBLE SATURDAY... Windy conditions are possible Saturday over much of Western Washington. A deep low pressure center is forecast to move north off the coast Saturday. This will bring strong southerly winds to parts of the area. High wind is possible, sustained winds of at least 40 mph or Special Weather Statement 2018-04-05T04:10:00-07:00 2018-04-05T16:15:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Admiralty Inlet Area; Bellevue and Vicinity; Bremerton and Vicinity; Central Coast; East Puget Sound Lowlands; Everett and Vicinity; Hood Canal Area; Lower Chehalis Valley Area; North Coast; Olympics; San Juan County; Seattle and Vicinity; Southwest Interior; Tacoma Area; Western Skagit County; Western Whatcom County FIPS6 053009 053027 053029 053031 053033 053035 053041 053045 053053 053055 053057 053061 053067 053073 UGC WAZ001 WAZ503 WAZ504 WAZ506 WAZ507 WAZ509 WAZ510 WAZ511 WAZ512 WAZ513 WAZ516 WAZ517 WAZ555 WAZ556 WAZ558 WAZ559 VTEC

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE INLAND SATURDAY... A strong storm system is expected to affect the Pacific Northwest on Saturday, bringing the potential for strong gusty winds to the interior valleys and Cascade Foothills of southwest Washington and northwest Oregon. South winds are expected to gust into the range of 45 to 50 mph. Special Weather Statement 2018-04-07T01:00:00-07:00 2018-04-05T16:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Greater Vancouver Area; Lower Columbia and I - 5 Corridor in Cowlitz County; South Washington Cascade Foothills FIPS6 053011 053015 UGC WAZ022 WAZ039 WAZ040 VTEC

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE INLAND SATURDAY... A strong storm system is expected to affect the Pacific Northwest on Saturday, bringing the potential for strong gusty winds to the interior valleys and Cascade Foothills of southwest Washington and northwest Oregon. South winds are expected to gust into the range of 45 to 50 mph. Special Weather Statement 2018-04-07T01:00:00-07:00 2018-04-05T16:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Cascade Foothills in Lane County; Central Willamette Valley; Greater Portland Metro Area; Lower Columbia; Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills; South Willamette Valley FIPS6 041003 041005 041009 041039 041043 041047 041051 041053 041067 041071 UGC ORZ005 ORZ006 ORZ007 ORZ008 ORZ010 ORZ012 VTEC

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a High Wind Watch, which is in effect from late Friday night through Saturday evening. * COASTAL WINDS...35 to 45 mph with gusts to 70 mph beaches and High Wind Watch 2018-04-07T01:00:00-07:00 2018-04-07T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Severe Possible South Washington Coast; Willapa Hills FIPS6 053049 053069 UGC WAZ020 WAZ021 VTEC /O.NEW.KPQR.HW.A.0003.180407T0800Z-180408T0300Z/

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a High Wind Watch, which is in effect from late Friday night through Saturday evening. * COASTAL WINDS...35 to 45 mph with gusts to 70 mph beaches and High Wind Watch 2018-04-07T01:00:00-07:00 2018-04-07T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Severe Possible Central Coast Range of Western Oregon; Central Oregon Coast; Coast Range of Northwest Oregon; North Oregon Coast FIPS6 041003 041007 041009 041039 041041 041053 041057 041067 041071 UGC ORZ001 ORZ002 ORZ003 ORZ004 VTEC /O.NEW.KPQR.HW.A.0003.180407T0800Z-180408T0300Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... * WHAT...Snow this evening. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 11 inches are expected. * WHERE...Cascades of Snohomish and King Counties and Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, above 3500 feet. This includes Winter Weather Advisory 2018-04-04T16:59:00-07:00 2018-04-04T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes; West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes FIPS6 053033 053041 053053 053061 UGC WAZ568 WAZ569 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-180405T0500Z/

...Strong winds possible Friday evening through Saturday... .A late season low pressure system approaching the forecast area from the Pacific Ocean on Friday is expected to rapidly deepen as it moves northeastward Friday night into Saturday. This could result in a period of strong winds along and near the coast and east of the Cascades. These winds have the potential to cause some High Wind Watch 2018-04-06T20:00:00-07:00 2018-04-07T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Severe Possible Curry County Coast; South Central Oregon Coast FIPS6 041011 041015 UGC ORZ021 ORZ022 VTEC /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0009.180407T0300Z-180408T0000Z/

...Strong winds possible Friday evening through Saturday... .A late season low pressure system approaching the forecast area from the Pacific Ocean on Friday is expected to rapidly deepen as it moves northeastward Friday night into Saturday. This could result in a period of strong winds along and near the coast and east of the Cascades. These winds have the potential to cause some High Wind Watch 2018-04-06T23:00:00-07:00 2018-04-07T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Severe Possible Central and Eastern Lake County; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0009.180407T0600Z-180408T0600Z/

...RAIN AND SNOWMELT WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND... A warm and very moist weather pattern will develop late this week and bring widespread rainfall to the region. The combination of rain and snowmelt will cause significant rises on rivers and streams Friday through the weekend. Hydrologic Outlook 2018-04-04T14:06:00-07:00 2018-04-05T14:15:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Unknown Possible Baker FIPS6 041001 UGC ORC001 VTEC

...Rain and snowmelt will result in significant rises on river and streams Thursday through early next week... A warm and wet weather pattern will move into the region Thursday, bringing signifant amounts of rain on Thursday and again on Saturday. Snow levels will also rise significantly, with upper elevation snowmelt increasing rapidly. The combination of rain and Hydrologic Outlook 2018-04-04T11:16:00-07:00 2018-04-06T01:45:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Unknown Possible East Slopes Northern Cascades; Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties; Northeast Blue Mountains; Northeast Mountains; Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley; Spokane Area; Washington Palouse; Wenatchee Area FIPS6 053003 053007 053017 053019 053023 053043 053047 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAZ031 WAZ032 WAZ033 WAZ036 WAZ037 WAZ038 WAZ041 WAZ042 WAZ043 VTEC

...RAIN AND SNOWMELT WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS FRIDAY THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK... A warm and wet weather pattern will develop by late this week, persisting through early next week. In addition, snow levels will rise significantly, with upper elevation snowmelt increasing rapidly. The combination of rain and snowmelt will Hydrologic Outlook 2018-04-04T11:16:00-07:00 2018-04-05T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Unknown Possible East Slopes of the Washington Cascades; 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 WAZ026 WAZ027 WAZ028 WAZ029 WAZ030 WAZ520 WAZ521 VTEC

...RAIN AND SNOWMELT WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS FRIDAY THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK... A warm and wet weather pattern will develop by late this week, persisting through early next week. In addition, snow levels will rise significantly, with upper elevation snowmelt increasing rapidly. The combination of rain and snowmelt will Hydrologic Outlook 2018-04-04T14:06:00-07:00 2018-04-05T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Unknown Possible 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

...WINDY WEATHER POSSIBLE SATURDAY... Windy conditions are possible Saturday over much of Western Washington. A deep low pressure center is forecast by most weather models to move north off the coast on Saturday. This will bring strong southerly winds to Washington. High wind is possible in some areas. As always, the exact track Special Weather Statement 2018-04-04T11:16:00-07:00 2018-04-05T06:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Admiralty Inlet Area; Bellevue and Vicinity; Bremerton and Vicinity; Central Coast; East Puget Sound Lowlands; Everett and Vicinity; Hood Canal Area; Lower Chehalis Valley Area; North Coast; Olympics; San Juan County; Seattle and Vicinity; Southwest Interior; Tacoma Area; Western Skagit County; Western Whatcom County FIPS6 053009 053027 053029 053031 053033 053035 053041 053045 053053 053055 053057 053061 053067 053073 UGC WAZ001 WAZ503 WAZ504 WAZ506 WAZ507 WAZ509 WAZ510 WAZ511 WAZ512 WAZ513 WAZ516 WAZ517 WAZ555 WAZ556 WAZ558 WAZ559 VTEC

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AND INLAND SATURDAY... A strong storm system is expected to develop rapidly while moving across the northeast Pacific Friday, making landfall near Vancouver Island Saturday. This system may rapidly develop a second, equally strong low pressure center precariously close to the Oregon and Washington Coast early Saturday morning, which Special Weather Statement 2018-04-05T04:10:00-07:00 2018-04-05T06:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed South Washington Coast; Willapa Hills FIPS6 053049 053069 UGC WAZ020 WAZ021 VTEC