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* WHAT...High concentration of smoke particulates from wildfire smoke * WHERE...Harney County. * WHEN...UNTIL 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...Smoke can irritate the eyes, lungs and worsen some medical conditions. People most at risk to adverse health effects include infants, young children, people with heart or lung disease, older adults, and pregnant women. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Smoke levels can change rapidly depending on weather. Check current conditions on the Oregon Smoke Information Blog, DEQ's Air Quality Index, or by downloading the free OregonAIR app on your smartphone. Air Quality Alert 2024-08-12T11:25:00-06:00 2024-08-12T11:25:00-06:00 2024-08-12T11:25:00-06:00 2024-08-14T15:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Harney, OR SAME 041025 UGC ORC025 AWIPSidentifier AQABOI WMOidentifier AEUS75 KBOI 121725 NWSheadline AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FROM THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR Harney County BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS

...SCATTERED LIGHTNING EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING IN OR 646 AND ID 400, 401, 402, AND 403... .An upper level shortwave will move through the area Monday night through Tuesday with favorable dynamics for nocturnal convection. Storms and showers will begin developing to the southwest of the Warning area and by the time they move in early Tuesday morning, the terrain should provide enough lift for scattered thunderstorms embedded in showers. The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Red Flag Warning for lightning, which is in effect from midnight MDT /11 PM PDT/ tonight to 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ Tuesday. * Thunderstorms...Scattered. * Outflow Winds...Gusts up to 50 mph possible. * Timing...From midnight MDT /11 PM PDT/ tonight to 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ Tuesday. Red Flag Warning 2024-08-12T07:56:00-06:00 2024-08-12T07:56:00-06:00 2024-08-13T00:00:00-06:00 2024-08-13T09:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Burns BLM; Vale BLM SAME 041025 SAME 041037 SAME 041045 SAME 041001 SAME 041023 UGC ORZ636 UGC ORZ637 AWIPSidentifier RFWBOI WMOidentifier WWUS85 KBOI 121356 NWSheadline RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ TONIGHT TO 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ TUESDAY FOR LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 636 AND 637 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.NEW.KBOI.FW.W.0014.240813T0600Z-240814T0300Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-08-14T03:00:00+00:00

...SCATTERED LIGHTNING EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING IN OR 646 AND ID 400, 401, 402, AND 403... .An upper level shortwave will move through the area Monday night through Tuesday with favorable dynamics for nocturnal convection. Storms and showers will begin developing to the southwest of the Warning area and by the time they move in early Tuesday morning, the terrain should provide enough lift for scattered thunderstorms embedded in showers. The National Weather Service in Boise has upgraded the Fire Weather Watch to a Red Flag Warning for lightning, which is in effect from midnight MDT /11 PM PDT/ tonight to 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ Tuesday. * Thunderstorms...Scattered. * Outflow Winds...Gusts up to 50 mph possible. * Timing...From midnight MDT /11 PM PDT/ tonight to 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ Tuesday. Red Flag Warning 2024-08-12T07:56:00-06:00 2024-08-12T07:56:00-06:00 2024-08-13T00:00:00-06:00 2024-08-13T09:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Northern Boise BLM; Western Payette National Forest; Eastern Payette National Forest; Northern Boise National Forest; Baker Valley SAME 016003 SAME 016015 SAME 016045 SAME 016075 SAME 016085 SAME 016087 SAME 016049 SAME 016037 SAME 041001 SAME 041045 UGC IDZ400 UGC IDZ401 UGC IDZ402 UGC IDZ403 UGC ORZ646 AWIPSidentifier RFWBOI WMOidentifier WWUS85 KBOI 121356 NWSheadline RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ TONIGHT TO 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ TUESDAY FOR LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 400, 401, 402, 403, AND 646 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.NEW.KBOI.FW.W.0014.240813T0600Z-240814T0300Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-08-14T03:00:00+00:00

...LIGHTNING IN AND NEAR CASCADES THROUGH THIS EVENING... Thunderstorms will persist at times through this evening over portions of the east slopes of the Cascades to the Okanogan Highlands. Abundant lightning with frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes is expected. Thunderstorms will bring the potential for strong outflow winds. Lightning is expected to result in new fire starts and outflow winds may result in rapid fire spread of any new or ongoing fires. * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 696 East Washington Central Cascades (Zone 696) and Fire Weather Zone 697 East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (Zone 697). * Thunderstorms: Abundant lightning with frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes. * Outflow Winds: Gusty and erratic outflow winds of up to 40 mph will be possible. * Impacts: Lightning may result in new fire starts. Gusty outflow winds will be capable of rapid fire spread and causing erratic wind directions. Red Flag Warning 2024-08-12T05:05:00-07:00 2024-08-12T05:05:00-07:00 2024-08-12T05:05:00-07:00 2024-08-12T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Update Met Expected Severe Likely East Washington Central Cascades; East Portion of North Cascades National Park / Lake Chelan National Recreation Area SAME 053007 SAME 053037 SAME 053047 UGC WAZ696 UGC WAZ697 AWIPSidentifier RFWOTX WMOidentifier WWUS86 KOTX 121205 NWSheadline RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADES, EAST PORTIONS OF NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK/LAKE CHELAN NATIONAL RECREATION AREA BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.EXT.KOTX.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-240812T1900Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-08-12T19:00:00+00:00 expiredReferences w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e97076e01b848f84aa4c6a368707dee7eb7aa3a5.001.1,2024-08-11T03:28:00-07:00

...LIGHTNING IN AND NEAR CASCADES THROUGH THIS EVENING... Thunderstorms will persist at times through this evening over portions of the east slopes of the Cascades to the Okanogan Highlands. Abundant lightning with frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes is expected. Thunderstorms will bring the potential for strong outflow winds. Lightning is expected to result in new fire starts and outflow winds may result in rapid fire spread of any new or ongoing fires. * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 698 East Washington North Cascades (Zone 698), Fire Weather Zone 699 Okanogan Highlands and Kettle Mountains (Zone 699), Fire Weather Zone 703 Okanogan Valley (Zone 703) and Fire Weather Zone 704 Methow Valley (Zone 704). * Thunderstorms: Abundant lightning with frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes. A brief lull in lighting activity may occur late this morning and early afternoon. * Outflow Winds: Gusty and erratic outflow winds of up to 40 mph will be possible. * Impacts: Lightning may result in new fire starts. Gusty outflow winds will be capable of rapid fire spread and causing erratic wind directions. Red Flag Warning 2024-08-12T05:05:00-07:00 2024-08-12T05:05:00-07:00 2024-08-12T05:05:00-07:00 2024-08-12T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Update Met Expected Severe Likely East Washington North Cascades; Okanogan Highlands & Kettle Mountains; Okanogan Valley; Methow Valley SAME 053007 SAME 053047 SAME 053019 SAME 053065 SAME 053017 UGC WAZ698 UGC WAZ699 UGC WAZ703 UGC WAZ704 AWIPSidentifier RFWOTX WMOidentifier WWUS86 KOTX 121205 NWSheadline RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES, OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS AND KETTLE MOUNTAINS, OKANOGAN VALLEY, AND METHOW VALLEY BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.EXT.KOTX.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-240813T0300Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-08-13T03:00:00+00:00 expiredReferences w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e97076e01b848f84aa4c6a368707dee7eb7aa3a5.001.1,2024-08-11T03:28:00-07:00

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of North Central and Northeast Washington, including the following counties, in North Central Washington, Okanogan. In Northeast Washington, Ferry. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations including burn scars. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Slow moving thunderstorms producing localized heavy rainfall are expected today through this evening. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Flood Watch 2024-08-12T04:38:00-07:00 2024-08-12T04:38:00-07:00 2024-08-12T05:00:00-07:00 2024-08-12T18:45:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Severe Possible Ferry, WA; Okanogan, WA SAME 053019 SAME 053047 UGC WAC019 UGC WAC047 AWIPSidentifier FFAOTX WMOidentifier WGUS66 KOTX 121138 NWSheadline FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR VTEC /O.NEW.KOTX.FA.A.0002.240812T1200Z-240813T0400Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-08-13T04:00:00+00:00

..AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT MONDAY... The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency have continued an Air Quality Advisory, which is in effect until 1 PM PDT Monday. An Air Quality Advisory for smoke remains in effect. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels at times through at least 1 PM PDT Monday. Pollutants in smoke can cause burning eyes, runny nose, aggravate heart and lung diseases, and aggravate other serious health problems. Limit outdoor activities and keep children indoors if it is smoky. Please follow medical advice if you have a heart or lung condition. More information about air quality can be found at: www.oregon.gov/DEQ www.lrapa.org Air Quality Alert 2024-08-12T02:28:00-07:00 2024-08-12T02:26:00-07:00 2024-08-12T02:26:00-07:00 2024-08-12T13:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Lane County Cascade Foothills; Cascades of Lane County UGC ORZ125 UGC ORZ128 AWIPSidentifier AQAPQR WMOidentifier AEUS76 KPQR 120928 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS

...LIGHTNING IN AND NEAR CASCADES TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... Additional rounds of thunderstorms will develop this afternoon through Monday over the east slopes of the Cascades to the Okanogan Highlands. Abundant lightning with frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes is expected. Thunderstorms will also bring the potential for strong outflow winds. Lightning is expected to result in new fire starts and outflow winds may result in rapid fire spread of any new or ongoing fires. * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 696 East Washington Central Cascades (Zone 696), Fire Weather Zone 697 East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (Zone 697), Fire Weather Zone 698 East Washington North Cascades (Zone 698), Fire Weather Zone 699 Okanogan Highlands and Kettle Mountains (Zone 699), Fire Weather Zone 703 Okanogan Valley (Zone 703) and Fire Weather Zone 704 Methow Valley (Zone 704). * Thunderstorms: Abundant lightning with frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes. A lull in lightning activity is expected late Sunday night into Monday morning before lightning activity increases again Monday afternoon into Monday evening. * Outflow Winds: Gusty and erratic outflow winds of up to 40 mph will be possible. * Impacts: Lightning may result in new fire starts. Gusty outflow winds will be capable of rapid fire spread and causing erratic wind directions. Red Flag Warning 2024-08-11T15:19:00-07:00 2024-08-11T15:19:00-07:00 2024-08-11T15:19:00-07:00 2024-08-12T06:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely East Washington Central Cascades; East Portion of North Cascades National Park / Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; East Washington North Cascades; Okanogan Highlands & Kettle Mountains; Okanogan Valley; Methow Valley SAME 053007 SAME 053037 SAME 053047 SAME 053019 SAME 053065 SAME 053017 UGC WAZ696 UGC WAZ697 UGC WAZ698 UGC WAZ699 UGC WAZ703 UGC WAZ704 AWIPSidentifier RFWOTX WMOidentifier WWUS86 KOTX 112219 NWSheadline RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN EAST SLOPES OF CASCADES, METHOW VALLEY, OKANOGAN VALLEY AND OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-240813T0600Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-08-13T06:00:00+00:00 expiredReferences w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e97076e01b848f84aa4c6a368707dee7eb7aa3a5.001.1,2024-08-11T03:28:00-07:00

..AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT MONDAY... The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency have continued an Air Quality Advisory, which is in effect until 1 PM PDT Monday. An Air Quality Advisory for smoke remains in effect. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels at times through at least 1 PM PDT Monday. Pollutants in smoke can cause burning eyes, runny nose, aggravate heart and lung diseases, and aggravate other serious health problems. Limit outdoor activities and keep children indoors if it is smoky. Please follow medical advice if you have a heart or lung condition. More information about air quality can be found at: www.oregon.gov/DEQ www.lrapa.org Air Quality Alert 2024-08-11T14:46:00-07:00 2024-08-11T14:45:00-07:00 2024-08-11T14:45:00-07:00 2024-08-12T07:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Lane County Cascade Foothills; Cascades of Lane County UGC ORZ125 UGC ORZ128 AWIPSidentifier AQAPQR WMOidentifier AEUS76 KPQR 112146 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS

...SCATTERED LIGHTNING EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING IN OR 646 AND ID 400, 401, 402, AND 403... .An upper level shortwave will move through the area Monday night through Tuesday with favorable dynamics for nocturnal convection. Storms and showers will begin developing to the south of the Watch area and by the time they move in early Tuesday morning, the terrain should provide enough lift for scattered thunderstorms embedded in showers. The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Fire Weather Watch for lightning, which is in effect from late Monday night through Tuesday afternoon. * Thunderstorms...Scattered. * Outflow Winds...Gusts to 40 mph possible. * Timing...From late Monday night through Tuesday afternoon. Fire Weather Watch 2024-08-11T14:18:00-06:00 2024-08-11T14:18:00-06:00 2024-08-13T00:00:00-06:00 2024-08-12T09:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Future Severe Possible Northern Boise BLM; Western Payette National Forest; Eastern Payette National Forest; Northern Boise National Forest; Baker Valley SAME 016003 SAME 016015 SAME 016045 SAME 016075 SAME 016085 SAME 016087 SAME 016049 SAME 016037 SAME 041001 SAME 041045 UGC IDZ400 UGC IDZ401 UGC IDZ402 UGC IDZ403 UGC ORZ646 AWIPSidentifier RFWBOI WMOidentifier WWUS85 KBOI 112018 NWSheadline FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 400, 401, 402, 403, AND 646 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.NEW.KBOI.FW.A.0008.240813T0600Z-240814T0000Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-08-14T00:00:00+00:00

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Pollution Advisory...in effect until at least 3 PM PDT on Monday, August 12. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory for Lake, Klamath, and central and eastern Douglas counties due to wildfires burning in the region. The DEQ also expects intermittent smoke in Josephine County through this period due to smoke from surrounding fires. The wildfire smoke combined with forecast conditions will cause air quality levels to fluctuate and could be at unhealthy levels. Smoke levels can change rapidly depending on the weather and planned burn operations. Smoke can irritate the eyes and lungs and worsen some medical conditions. People most at risk include infants and young children, people with heart or lung disease, older adults and pregnant people. People can take the following precautions to protect their health: - Follow local burn restrictions to prevent deteriorating air quality. - Avoid strenuous outdoor activity during periods of poor air quality. - People with heart or lung problems and young children are especially vulnerable. These people should stay indoors while smoke levels are high. - Use certified High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters in indoor heating, ventilation, cooling and air purification systems. - Avoid using wood-burning stoves and other sources of indoor smoke if possible. For additional information...please visit the web site at https://oregonsmoke.org Air Quality Alert 2024-08-11T12:43:00-07:00 2024-08-11T12:43:00-07:00 2024-08-11T12:43:00-07:00 2024-08-12T15:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Douglas, OR; Klamath, OR; Lake, OR SAME 041019 SAME 041035 SAME 041037 UGC ORC019 UGC ORC035 UGC ORC037 AWIPSidentifier AQAMFR WMOidentifier AEUS76 KMFR 111943 NWSheadline AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS

Jackson County Public Health has issued an air quality advisory for Jackson County...in effect until at least 8 PM PDT Monday, August 12. Wildfire smoke combined with forecast conditions will cause air quality levels to fluctuate and could be at unhealthy levels. Smoke levels can change rapidly depending on the weather and planned burn operations. Smoke can irritate the eyes and lungs and worsen some medical conditions. People most at risk include infants and young children, people with heart or lung disease, older adults and pregnant people. People can take the following precautions to protect their health: - Follow local burn restrictions to prevent deteriorating air quality. - Avoid strenuous outdoor activity during periods of poor air quality. - People with heart or lung problems and young children are especially vulnerable. These people should stay indoors while smoke levels are high. - Use certified High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters in indoor heating, ventilation, cooling and air purification systems. - Avoid using wood-burning stoves and other sources of indoor smoke if possible. For additional information...please visit the web site at https://oregonsmoke.org Air Quality Alert 2024-08-11T12:43:00-07:00 2024-08-11T12:43:00-07:00 2024-08-11T12:43:00-07:00 2024-08-12T15:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Jackson, OR SAME 041029 UGC ORC029 AWIPSidentifier AQAMFR WMOidentifier AEUS76 KMFR 111943 NWSheadline AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT MONDAY BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS

...LIGHTNING IN AND NEAR CASCADES TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... Additional rounds of thunderstorms will develop this afternoon through Monday over the east slopes of the Cascades to the Okanogan Highlands. Abundant lightning with frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes is expected. Thunderstorms will also bring the potential for strong outflow winds. Lightning is expected to result in new fire starts and outflow winds may result in rapid fire spread of any new or ongoing fires. The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for thunderstorms, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 11 PM PDT Monday. * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 696 East Washington Central Cascades (Zone 696), Fire Weather Zone 697 East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (Zone 697), Fire Weather Zone 698 East Washington North Cascades (Zone 698), Fire Weather Zone 699 Okanogan Highlands and Kettle Mountains (Zone 699), Fire Weather Zone 703 Okanogan Valley (Zone 703) and Fire Weather Zone 704 Methow Valley (Zone 704). * Thunderstorms: Abundant lightning with frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes. A lull in lightning activity is expected late Sunday night into Monday morning before lightning activity increases again Monday afternoon into Monday evening. * Outflow Winds: Gusty and erratic outflow winds of up to 40 mph will be possible. * Impacts: Lightning may result in new fire starts. Gusty outflow winds will be capable of rapid fire spread and causing erratic wind directions. Red Flag Warning 2024-08-11T03:28:00-07:00 2024-08-11T03:28:00-07:00 2024-08-11T13:00:00-07:00 2024-08-11T15:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely East Washington Central Cascades; East Portion of North Cascades National Park / Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; East Washington North Cascades; Okanogan Highlands & Kettle Mountains; Okanogan Valley; Methow Valley SAME 053007 SAME 053037 SAME 053047 SAME 053019 SAME 053065 SAME 053017 UGC WAZ696 UGC WAZ697 UGC WAZ698 UGC WAZ699 UGC WAZ703 UGC WAZ704 AWIPSidentifier RFWOTX WMOidentifier WWUS86 KOTX 111028 NWSheadline RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN EAST SLOPES OF CASCADES, METHOW VALLEY, OKANOGAN VALLEY AND OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0015.240811T2000Z-240813T0600Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-08-13T06:00:00+00:00

..AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT MONDAY... The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency have continued an Air Quality Advisory, which is in effect until 1 PM PDT Monday. An Air Quality Advisory for smoke remains in effect. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels at times through at least 1 PM PDT Monday. Pollutants in smoke can cause burning eyes, runny nose, aggravate heart and lung diseases, and aggravate other serious health problems. Limit outdoor activities and keep children indoors if it is smoky. Please follow medical advice if you have a heart or lung condition. More information about air quality can be found at: www.oregon.gov/DEQ www.lrapa.org Air Quality Alert 2024-08-11T02:31:00-07:00 2024-08-11T02:30:00-07:00 2024-08-11T02:30:00-07:00 2024-08-11T16:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Lane County Cascade Foothills; Cascades of Lane County UGC ORZ125 UGC ORZ128 AWIPSidentifier AQAPQR WMOidentifier AEUS76 KPQR 110931 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS

..AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT MONDAY... The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency have continued an Air Quality Advisory, which is in effect until 1 PM PDT Monday. An Air Quality Advisory for smoke remains in effect. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels at times through at least 1 PM PDT Monday. Pollutants in smoke can cause burning eyes, runny nose, aggravate heart and lung diseases, and aggravate other serious health problems. Limit outdoor activities and keep children indoors if it is smoky. Please follow medical advice if you have a heart or lung condition. More information about air quality can be found at: www.oregon.gov/DEQ www.lrapa.org Air Quality Alert 2024-08-10T19:46:00-07:00 2024-08-10T19:46:00-07:00 2024-08-10T19:46:00-07:00 2024-08-11T05:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Lane County Cascade Foothills; Cascades of Lane County UGC ORZ125 UGC ORZ128 AWIPSidentifier AQAPQR WMOidentifier AEUS76 KPQR 110246 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS

At 732 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 14 miles west of Davenport to 19 miles east of Banks Lake South. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Davenport, Reardan, Gravelles, Telford, Rocklyn, and Mondovi. This includes U.S. Highway 2 in Washington between mile markers 233 and 264. Special Weather Statement 2024-08-10T19:32:00-07:00 2024-08-10T19:32:00-07:00 2024-08-10T19:32:00-07:00 2024-08-10T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Observed Upper Columbia Basin; Spokane Area 47.69,-117.82 47.37,-118.6 47.51,-119.05 47.76,-118.45 47.69,-117.82 SAME 053001 SAME 053017 SAME 053025 SAME 053043 SAME 053047 SAME 053063 UGC WAZ035 UGC WAZ036 AWIPSidentifier SPSOTX WMOidentifier WWUS86 KOTX 110232 NWSheadline Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of central Lincoln, western Spokane and east central Grant Counties through 800 PM PDT eventMotionDescription 2024-08-11T02:32:00-00:00...storm...285DEG...21KT...47.71,-118.46 47.54,-118.87 maxWindGust 30 MPH maxHailSize 0.25 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR

At 430 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Brewster, or 30 miles southwest of Omak, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Pateros and Methow. This includes U.S. Highway 97 in Washington between mile markers 251 and 257. Special Weather Statement 2024-08-10T16:31:00-07:00 2024-08-10T16:31:00-07:00 2024-08-10T16:31:00-07:00 2024-08-10T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Observed Okanogan Valley; Western Okanogan County 48.06,-120.08 48.13,-120.08 48.1599999,-119.81 48,-119.86 48.06,-120.08 SAME 053017 SAME 053047 UGC WAZ043 UGC WAZ049 AWIPSidentifier SPSOTX WMOidentifier WWUS86 KOTX 102331 NWSheadline A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central Douglas and southwestern Okanogan Counties through 500 PM PDT eventMotionDescription 2024-08-10T23:30:00-00:00...storm...279DEG...14KT...48.08,-119.94 maxWindGust 30 MPH maxHailSize 0.25 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR

At 413 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over northwestern Yakama Reservation, or 26 miles southwest of Yakima, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Yakama Reservation. Special Weather Statement 2024-08-10T16:13:00-07:00 2024-08-10T16:13:00-07:00 2024-08-10T16:13:00-07:00 2024-08-10T16:45:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Observed Yakima Valley; Simcoe Highlands 46.21,-120.93 46.37,-120.84 46.33,-120.5 46.08,-120.64 46.21,-120.93 SAME 053077 SAME 053039 UGC WAZ027 UGC WAZ521 AWIPSidentifier SPSPDT WMOidentifier WWUS86 KPDT 102313 NWSheadline A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL YAKIMA COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM PDT eventMotionDescription 2024-08-10T23:13:00-00:00...storm...290DEG...8KT...46.27,-120.79 maxWindGust 50 MPH maxHailSize 0.50 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR

...WIDELY SCATTERED STORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .Widely scattered thunderstorms are anticipated to develop this afternoon and evening and will be capable of producing frequent cloud-to-ground lighting and strong wind gusts up to 45 mph. While chances of wetting rain with storms that materialize are elevated at 50% or more, a higher storm coverage is anticipated compared to yesterday/Friday with an overall higher lightning risk. Of which, rainfall amounts approaching 0.25 inches will be likely with some storms due to slow storm motion of around 5-15 mph. Higher wetting rainfall amounts above 0.25 inches cannot be ruled out for storms with much slower movement. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 690 Kittitas Valley, 694 Yakama Alpine District and 695 East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains. * THUNDERSTORMS...Abundant lightning with frequent cloud-to-ground lightning strikes. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty winds up to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Lightning may result in new fire starts. Gusty outflow winds will be capable of rapid fire spread and causing erratic wind directions. Red Flag Warning 2024-08-10T13:45:00-07:00 2024-08-10T13:45:00-07:00 2024-08-10T13:45:00-07:00 2024-08-10T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Update Met Expected Severe Likely Kittitas Valley; Yakama Alpine District; East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains SAME 053007 SAME 053017 SAME 053037 SAME 053077 SAME 053039 SAME 053041 SAME 053033 UGC WAZ690 UGC WAZ694 UGC WAZ695 AWIPSidentifier RFWPDT WMOidentifier WWUS86 KPDT 102045 NWSheadline RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES WA690, WA694, AND WA695 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-240811T0500Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-08-11T05:00:00+00:00

...WIDELY SCATTERED STORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .Widely scattered thunderstorms are anticipated to develop this afternoon and evening capable of producing frequent cloud to ground lighting and strong wind gusts up to 45 mph. While chances of wetting rain with storms that materialize are elevated at 50% or more, a higher storm coverage is anticipated compared to yesterday/Friday with an overall higher lightning risk. Of which, rainfall amounts approaching 0.25 inches will be likely with some storms due to storms moving around 5-15 mph. Higher wetting rainfall amounts above 0.25 inches cannot be ruled out for storms with much slower movement. The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Warning for abundant lightning, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 10 PM PDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 690 Kittitas Valley, 694 Yakama Alpine District and 695 East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains. * THUNDERSTORMS...Abundant lightning with frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty winds up to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Lightning may result in new fire starts. Gusty outflow winds will be capable of rapid fire spread and causing erratic wind directions. Red Flag Warning 2024-08-10T03:16:00-07:00 2024-08-10T03:16:00-07:00 2024-08-10T11:00:00-07:00 2024-08-10T17:15:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Kittitas Valley; Yakama Alpine District; East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains SAME 053007 SAME 053017 SAME 053037 SAME 053077 SAME 053039 SAME 053041 SAME 053033 UGC WAZ690 UGC WAZ694 UGC WAZ695 AWIPSidentifier RFWPDT WMOidentifier WWUS86 KPDT 101016 NWSheadline RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES WA690, WA694, AND WA695 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0014.240810T1800Z-240811T0500Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-08-11T05:00:00+00:00